Meaning of quixotic

quix•ot•ic

Pronunciation: (kwik-sot'ik), [key]

— adj.

(sometimes cap.) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

quixotic (Thesaurus)

Quixote quixotism

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