| source : web1913 |
Quixotic \Quix*ot"ic\, a.
Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly
chivalric; apt to be deluded. ``Feats of quixotic
gallantry.'' --Prescott.
| source : wn |
quixotic
adj : not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as
quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a
romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a
world state" [syn: {romantic}, {wild-eyed}]
| source : devils |
QUIXOTIC, adj. Absurdly chivalric, like Don Quixote. An insight into
the beauty and excellence of this incomparable adjective is unhappily
denied to him who has the misfortune to know that the gentleman's name
is pronounced Ke-ho-tay.
When ignorance from out of our lives can banish
Philology, 'tis folly to know Spanish.
Juan Smith