QUIXOTIC


Meaning of QUIXOTIC in English

quix ‧ ot ‧ ic /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk $ -ˈsɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Don Quixote , main character of the book Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605) by Spanish writer Cervantes ]

quixotic ideas or plans are not practical and are based on unreasonable hopes of improving the world:

This is a vast, exciting, and perhaps quixotic project.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.