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1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 22% | 7 | Impractical sort | |
3 | 22% | 8 | More impractical | |
Foolishly Impractical Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "QUIXOTIC" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic adjective
- • Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
- • Impulsive.
- • Like don quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He had a quixotic dream of becoming a professional race car driver."
- • "Her quixotic plan to solve world hunger involved growing food on mars."
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