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Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.

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  1. a. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
  2. adj. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
  3. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry." Prescott.
  4. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric;apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry." Prescott.
  5. j:100 s. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic