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idealistic /ʌɪˌdɪəˈlɪstɪk , ʌɪˌdiːəˈlɪstɪk , ˌʌɪdiəˈlɪstɪk /
adjective
1 characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection:
often people have such an idealistic picture of farming that it bears almost no relation to the reality
I'm as idealistic as I was when I was 18.
2 Philosophy relating to or denoting the theory of idealism.
– DERIVATIVES
idealistically /ʌɪˌdiːəˈlɪstɪk(ə)li/ adverb