idealistic

[ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-]

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adjective

of or relating to idealism or idealists.

Also i·de·al·is·ti·cal.

Origin of idealistic

First recorded in 1820–30; idealist + -ic

Related formsi·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti-i·de·al·is·tic, adjectivean·ti-i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·i·de·al·is·tic, adjectivehy·per·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·i·de·al·is·tic, adjectivenon·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·i·de·al·is·tic, adjectivequa·si-i·de·al·is·tic, adjectivequa·si-i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·i·de·al·is·tic, adjectiveun·i·de·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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He started out his tenure by talking directly and idealistically to the Muslim world.
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Melik Kaylan
September 25, 2010

Historical Examples

Was not Plato in interpreting him idealistically reading his own thought into Parmenides?
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
W. T. Stace

Word Origin and History for idealistically

idealistic

adj.

1829; see idealist + -ic.

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Examples from the Web for idealistically

Contemporary Examples

He started out his tenure by talking directly and idealistically to the Muslim world.

Historical Examples

Was not Plato in interpreting him idealistically reading his own thought into Parmenides?

Word Origin and History for idealistically

idealistic

adj.

Origin of idealistic