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Meaning of quixotic

quix•ot•ic

Pronunciation: (kwik-sot'ik), [key]
— adj.
  1. (sometimes cap.) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
  2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
  3. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Quixote quixotism