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adjective 
  1. Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
  2. impulsive, Impulsive.
  3. Like w:Don Quixote, Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
Etymology: The surname of w:Don Quixote, Don Quixote, the titular character in the novel by w:Miguel Cervantes, Miguel Cervantes, + (term, -ic)

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