Quixotic

kwiks-ot′ik, adj. like Don Quixote , the knight-errant in the great romance of Cervantes (1547-1616), extravagantly romantic, aiming at an impo ible ideal.— adv. Quixot′ically .— ns. Quix′otism , Quix′otry , absurdly romantic, impracticable, and magnanimous notions, schemes, or actions like those of Don Quixote.