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QUIXOTICALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quixotically mean?
• QUIXOTICALLY (adverb)
The adverb QUIXOTICALLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: QUIXOTICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a quixotic manner
Context example:
sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues
Pertainym:
quixotic (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic)
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