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
The risk existed, therefore, and was no mere threat; it seemed foolish quixotism to run it.
From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John
I could have wrung my hands over Max's obstinacy and quixotism: he carried his generosity to a fault.
From Uncle Max by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
It is no time for quixotism to make yet another suffer.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Hough, Emerson
His name was Graves, and he regarded what he called the judge's "quixotism" with condescending good-nature.
From The Voice of the People by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
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