quixotic
A quixotic person or sentimentA quixotic person or sentiment.
» It may have been a quixotic quest, but surprisingly enough, it was successful.
Das Unterfangen mag sehr wohl ein Hirngespinst gewesen sein, jedoch war es überraschenderweise von Erfolg gekrönt. — raggione
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1 senses(rare)A quixotic person or sentiment.
Examples
4 sentencesIt may have been a quixotic quest, but surprisingly enough, it was successful.
deDas Unterfangen mag sehr wohl ein Hirngespinst gewesen sein, jedoch war es überraschenderweise von Erfolg gekrönt. — raggione
What does quixotic mean exactly?
It's a rather quixotic goal.
deEs ist ein ziemlich unrealistisches Ziel. — Luiaard
It's true. Books really do have a Quixotic spell.
Origin
Derived from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the title character in the novelDerived from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the title character in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, + -ic.
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