Entry: quixotic (adj.)
In context: "...they bow to your quixotic will..."
Definition: Of an action, attribute, idea, etc.: characteristic of or appropriate to Don Quixote; demonstrating or motivated by exaggerated notions of chivalry and romanticism; naively idealistic; unrealistic, impracticable; (also) unpredictable, capricious, whimsical.
Other: I'm surprised this one hasn't come up yet. I think it's pseudo-snooty, but not actually SNOOT-worthy.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 690
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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