idealistic

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

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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Examples from the Web for idealistically

Contemporary Examples of idealistically

He started out his tenure by talking directly and idealistically to the Muslim world.
Obama: More Nixon Than Carter
Melik Kaylan
September 25, 2010

Historical Examples of idealistically

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.