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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
quix·ot·ic
[
kwik-
sot
-ik
]
/
kwɪkˈsɒt
ɪk
/
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Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
quixotic
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
Going to war against an ideology is
quixotic
.
She is a
quixotic
mixture of illusion and reality.
But his core modus operandi - endowing research into the reconciliation of science and religion - seems
quixotic
.
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Adjective
Going to war against an ideology is
quixotic
.
She is a
quixotic
mixture of illusion and reality.
But his core modus operandi - endowing research into the reconciliation of science and religion - seems
quixotic
.
Her description of the course of her condition is both delightfully
quixotic
and terribly sad.
Good luck on your noble but
quixotic
crusade.
I'm not sure her quest is heroic or
quixotic
, personally, but it does have a sort of 'I did it my way' appeal.
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