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quixotic

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8 lettersPronunciation /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ciioqtuxStarts with QEnds with C0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

Word origin

Derived from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the title character in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, + -ic.

Used in a sentence

  • Olivier, as you know, was quixotic, and would not permit a secret service and spies.
  • The message is not subliminal. […] Characters aren’t just quixotic, they cite Cervantes to one another.
  • The war triggered in [Miguel de] Unamuno the realization that, in hopeless times, quixotic lunacy could save people from the paralysis that often accompanies defeatism.

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