quix·ot·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kwk-stk) also quix·ot·i·cal (--kl)adj.
Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
Capricious; impulsive: “At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious” (Louis Auchincloss).
Friday, July 23, 2004
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