QUIXOTICALLY

quixotically

(adverb) in a quixotic manner; “sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

quixotically (comparative more quixotically, superlative most quixotically)

In a quixotic manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Quix*ot"ic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a quixotic way.

QUIXOTIC

Quix*ot"ic, a.

Definition: Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry." Prescott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

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