quixotic
kwik-SOT-ik, adjective
Extremely idealistic to the point of being unrealistic or impractical.
“His quixotic plan to bike across three continents somehow succeeded.”
Where quixotic comes from
From Don Quixote, the knight who attacked windmills thinking they were giants.
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