QUIXOTIC


Meaning of QUIXOTIC in English

— quixotically , adv.

/kwik sot"ik/ , adj.

1. ( sometimes cap. ) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.

2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.

3. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.

Also, quixotical .

[ 1805-15; (DON) QUIXOTE + -IC ]

Syn. 2. fanciful, fantastic, imaginary.

Ant. 2. realistic, practical.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .