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- Spanish · derived fromQuixote
- English todayquixotic
Derived from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the title character in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, + -ic.
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quixotic
Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality. Full definition →
Spanish Quixote