adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He began a quixotic search for the mother who abandoned him.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the most startling fact revealed in the survey even had an element of quixotic honour attached to it.
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Maureen and Christine understood that theirs was a quixotic task.
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My superior self was on a quixotic errand!
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Particularly quixotic is their concept of the sources of illegitimacy.
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So here, thought Dalgliesh, lay the secret of Berowne's quixotic decision to give up his job.
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This ended in a quixotic campaign for statehood.
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Wild eclecticism has been the hallmark of Boyd's 30-year career as record producer, failed film mogul and quixotic entrepreneur.