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say it: kwik-SAH-tik
quixotic is an adjective meaning "not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic". It is pronounced /kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/ — kwik-SAH-tik. It carries one recorded sense.
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
“as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood”
“a romantic disregard for money”
“a wild-eyed dream of a world state”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for quixotic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.