quixotic
Origin of quixotic
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impractical, romantic, impulsive, dreamy, utopian, foolish, unrealistic, chimerical, chivalrous, dreaming, impetuous, starry-eyed, visionaryExamples from the Web for quixotic
Contemporary Examples of quixotic
Resolve that this can and should be the year that zero preschoolers go hungry based on your quixotic grandstanding.
Of course, his quixotic crusade to defund Obamacare will surely fail, but it made for some good TV.
Highlight Reel: 11 Craziest Moments From Ted Cruz’s Quasi-FilibusterBen Jacobs, The Daily Beast Video
September 25, 2013
In November 2007, though, Dutschke seemed to realize his campaign was quixotic.
Even after Newtown, swarms of commentators warned that Obama would be a fool to take on such a quixotic cause.
But along comes Hank Greenberg, AIG's colorful former chief, pushing them to join his quixotic lawsuit.
Historical Examples of quixotic
Wild, Quixotic notions of sacrifice flooded his mood of dejection.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
You must be very tired, having roamed about in this Quixotic fashion!
Tales From Two HemispheresHjalmar Hjorth Boysen
He was quixotic, especially in anything to do with money, and often to his own personal loss.
War Letters of a Public-School BoyPaul Jones.
Porcallo, a Quixotic knight, had no element of timidity in his character.
Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the MississippiJohn S. C. Abbott
We should be quixotic and fatuous indeed if we attempted anything of the kind.
SocialismJohn Spargo