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 Definitions of quixotic  [ɪkˈsɒt ɪk]  

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Definition of 'quixotic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) quixotic
(sometimes cap.) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.

2.  quixotic
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary; impractical.

Etymology:  (1805–15)

Definition of 'quixotic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
"as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"


Definition of 'quixotic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) quixotic
like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded



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