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Monday, September 15, 2008
quixotic
quixotic
: "# Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
# Impulsive.
# Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded."
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