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quixotic
[kwik-sot-ik]
adjective
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
(sometimes initial capital letter)Ìýresembling or befitting Don Quixote.
quixotic
/ ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzəm, kwɪkˈsɒtɪk /
adjective
preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- quixotically adverb
- half-quixotic adjective
- half-quixotically adverb
- unquixotic adjective
- unquixotical adjective
- unquixotically adverb
- ±ç³Ü¾±³æˈ´Ç³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
- quixotism noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of quixotic1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of quixotic1
Example Sentences
“Endling†throws three strangers involved with Ukraine’s for-profit international matchmaking market together for a quixotic kidnapping caper in a nation on the brink of war.
Lancaster residents have become accustomed to a mayor with proposals that are often grand, and sometimes quixotic.
In his marvelous history, “Americans and the California Dream,†Kevin Starr wrote that de Monfras made a secret addendum to his report to his government, with this quixotic plan for a Gallic takeover:
To hardboiled political pros, the heartfelt goal of putting a stop to the arming of the Israeli military is apt to seem quixotic and dreamy.
Growing revenue was the name of the game, and it took The Times down some strange roads, including a quixotic quest to make the paper smell better.
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