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
quixotically (comparative more quixotically, superlative most quixotically)
In a quixotic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Quix*ot"ic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a quixotic way.
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
20 September 2024
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
