Quixotic
Quixotic adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Usage example: in this age of giant chain stores, any attempt at operating an independent bookstore must be regarded as quixotic
Quixotical and quixotic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quixotical" instead an adjective "Quixotic".
Quixotical
Quixotical adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Usage example: a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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Synonyms for Quixotical
Quixotic and quixotical are semantically related. You can use "Quixotic" instead an adjective "Quixotical".
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Related pairs
- impulsive and quixotic
- impulsive and quixotical
- capricious and quixotic
- capricious and quixotical
- whimsical and quixotic
- whimsical and quixotical
- poetic and quixotic
- poetic and quixotical
- sentimental and quixotic
- sentimental and quixotical
- romantic and quixotic
- romantic and quixotical
- hopeful and quixotic
- hopeful and quixotical
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