Etymology
Origin of quixotism
Example Sentences
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If I am," she replied in her rapid-fire but often imprecise English, "I would not indulge in such quixotism.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had brought Esther to this with his blundering quixotism; he was nearly beside himself with remorse.
From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
“Wrong,” replied the doctor, smiling in his old school-fellow’s face; “the quixotism is on your side in making so big a proposal on Vane’s behalf.”
From The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by Cooper, A.W.
What you have set your heart on is a piece of unjustifiable quixotism; and I have only one thing to beg of you now.
From Captain Desmond, V.C. by Diver, Maud
Only walked more deeply into his quixotism and seriously compromised the woman he loved.
From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
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