quixotic
         adj 1: not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and
                  unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval
                  knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-
                  eyed dream of a world state" [syn: {quixotic},
                  {romantic}, {wild-eyed}]

English Dictionary: quixotic	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quixotically adv in a quixotic manner; "sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quixotism n quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior [syn: {knight errantry}, quixotism]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.       cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,       OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,       Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,       vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v       to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},       {Whitlow}.]       1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or             {inanimate}.                         Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.                         The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and                      the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.                                                                               iv. 1.                         Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --                                                                               Herbert.          Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in                some compounds, or in particular phrases.          2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;             agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.          3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.                         Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.                                                                               --Milton.          4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;             unceremonious; as, a quick temper.                         The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and                      signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.          5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.                         The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens                      the stomach.                                       -- Shak.          6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick             ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.                         They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.          7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.          {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.          {Quick match}. See under {Match}.          {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not             barren.          {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of             alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous             material.          {Quick water}, quicksilver water.          {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.          Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;                active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;                sprightly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quickhatch \Quick"hatch`\, n. [From the American Indian name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The wolverine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quixotic \Quix*ot"ic\, a.       Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly       chivalric; apt to be deluded. [bd]Feats of quixotic       gallantry.[b8] --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quixotically \Quix*ot"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a quixotic way.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quixotism \Quix"ot*ism\, n.       That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd       undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly       romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the       exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.