quix·ot·ic [kwik-sot-ik]
–adjective
1. (sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
3. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Also, quix·ot·i·cal.
[Origin: 1805–15; (Don) Quixote + -ic]
—Related forms
quix·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 2. fanciful, fantastic, imaginary.
—Antonyms 2. realistic, practical.
