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Origin of the word quixotic?

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An This adjective is formed from the self-adopted name of the title character in the Miguel Cervantes novel Don Quixote (full title, The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha). Hence it describes behavior that is impulsive and idealistic, not realistic.

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