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quix·ot·ic

/kwikˈsädik/

adjective

adjective: quixotic

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
"a vast and perhaps quixotic project"
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idealistic
unbusinesslike
romantic
extravagant
starry-eyed
visionary
utopian
perfectionist
unrealistic
unworldly
impracticable
unworkable
impossible
nonviable
inoperable
unserviceable
useless
ineffective
ineffectual
inefficacious

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Quixotic Definition & Meaning

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1. foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action.

QUIXOTIC Definition & Meaning

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adjective. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable. Synonyms: imaginary, fantastic, fanciful.

QUIXOTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed: This is a vast, exciting and some say quixotic project.

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Use quixotic for someone or something that is romantic and unrealistic, or possessed by almost impossible hopes. Your quixotic task is easy to understand, ...

QUIXOTIC definition in American English

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If you describe someone's ideas or plans as quixotic, you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic. [formal].

QUIXOTIC Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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Some common synonyms of quixotic are chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, imaginary, and visionary. While all these words mean "unreal or unbelievable,"

Quixotic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical. a quixotic solution/pursuit. They had quixotic dreams/visions about the future.

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quixotic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more

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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word quixotic. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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quixotic (comparative more quixotic, superlative most quixotic). Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or ...