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What does quixotic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
  2. Impulsive.
  3. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
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He was presented as the quixotic radical, the gregarious populist, the lovable dissenter, the rare honest liberal, the minority of one.
His quixotic idealist appeal for justice contrasts sharply with the rest of the exhibition, in which justice does not seem to be expected.
Others existed only as working hypotheses, unrealized plans or quixotic fantasies.
Although Merlis' prose remains as fluid as quicksilver, the narrative thrust progressively dwindles as Joel's quixotic journey nears its end.
This quixotic politician became obsessed with the plight of Afghanistan, the Afghan people, and with taking the fight to the Soviets directly.
I think there would be a certain amount of consensus about that, even amongst the most quixotic and naturally amorous of us.

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