"unquixotic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unquixotic [comparative], most unquixotic [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + quixotic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|quixotic}} un- + quixotic Head templates: {{en-adj}} unquixotic (comparative more unquixotic, superlative most unquixotic)
  1. Not quixotic.
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