quixotic
extravagantly idealistic and impractical in pursuit of lofty goals
Word origin: From Don Quixote, the idealistic hero of Cervantes's novel.
Quixotic in a sentence
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His quixotic plan to end poverty in a single year ignored every economic reality.
His quixotic plan to eliminate poverty in a single year ignored every practical obstacle.
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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.
Using “quixotic” well
Quixotic describes lofty idealism untethered from reality. The word derives from Cervantes's deluded knight Don Quixote.
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