Thursday, February 17, 2011

Quixotic

quix.OT.ic

def:  resembling or befitting Don Quixote; extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable; impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.

syn:  fanciful, fantastic, imaginary

ex:   read it today in "Good to Great" describing a CEO who was very charismatic, so much so that he let it mask the reality of the poor position in which he had put his company.

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