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Definition quixotic in British English

quixotic adjective

adjective
/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/

From the name of the main character in the 17th-century Spanish novel Don Quixote by Cervantes. Don Quixote has a romantic view of life and is full of ideas that are not practical.

1

ideas or plans that are quixotic are not practical and usually do not succeed

Example

a quixotic scheme to end the violence

Synonyms and related words
hopeless unworkable unpromising
Definition quixotic in British English