— 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.