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quixotish

quixotish adjective: quixotic.

Adjective

quixotish (not comparable)

  1. Quixotic.
    • Great Britain may if She is Quixotish enough to desire it—set a Bourbon on the Throne of France.1803 July, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana

Origin of quixotish

From Quixote + -ish.

Questions about quixotish

What does quixotish mean?
Quixotish means quixotic.
What part of speech is quixotish?
Quixotish is an adjective.

Words near quixotish in the dictionary

  1. Quixotes
  2. quixotic
  3. quixotical
  4. quixotically
  5. quixotics
  6. quixotish
  7. quixotism
  8. quixotisms
  9. quixotize
  10. quixotized
  11. quixotizes

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