MEANING
Driven by lofty ideals in a way that neglects practical realities.
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- quixotic quest
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His quixotic quest exhausted the household.
She admired the quixotic plan despite its flaws.
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Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more quixotic; superlative most quixotic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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