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A Writer's Dictionary:

quixotically Definition


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quixotic
adj
    1. Absurdly generous or chivalrous.
    2. Naively romantic, idealistic or impractical, etc.
      Thesaurus: romantic, idealistic, utopian, visionary, starry-eyed, fanciful, impractical.
Derivative: quixotically
adverb
    Derivative: quixotism
    noun
      Derivative: quixotry
      noun
        Etymology: 19c: from Spanish quijote thigh armour, and named after the hero of Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605) a romantic novel by the Spanish writer Cervantes.



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