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quixotic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quixotic \Quix*ot"ic\, a. Like Don Quixote romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. ``Feats of quixotic gallantry.'' --Prescott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quixotic adj : not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" [syn: {romantic}, {wild-eyed}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: QUIXOTIC, adj Absurdly chivalric, like Don Quixote An insight into the beauty and excellence of this incomparable adjective is unhappily denied to him who has the misfortune to know that the gentleman's name is pronounced Ke-ho-tay. When ignorance from out of our lives can banish Philology, 'tis folly to know Spanish. Juan Smith
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