Definitions for quixotically
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quix•ot•ickwɪkˈsɒt ɪk(adj.)
also quix•ot′i•cal
(sometimes cap.) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary; impractical.
Origin of quixotic:
1805–15
quix•ot′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
quixotically(adverb)
in a quixotic manner
"sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues"
Wiktionary
quixotically(Adverb)
In a quixotic manner.
Webster Dictionary
Quixotically(adverb)
in a quixotic way
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