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madcap
UK /ˈmædkæp/ US /ˈmædˌkæp/
noun 3adj 1
Collocations
2VERB + MADCAP
featured, film
MADCAP + NOUN
activity, car, chase, idea
Definitions
noun
1
A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
Near-synonyms: mad lad, madlad
Come-on you mad-cap: Ile to the Ale-houſe vvith you preſently; […]
2
A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot.
[R]un around as he commands. He is a madcap and we must learn to live with him. We are in his hands.
3
An insane person; a lunatic.
VVhy vvhat a mad-cap hath heauen lent vs here?
Bel[lamont]. […] [W]hat place is this? / May[bery]. Bedlam iſt not? / Bel. VVhere theſe mad-men are, I neuer vvas amongſt them, as you loue me Gentlemen, lets ſee vvhat Greekes are vvithin. / […] / Bell. Pray beſtovv your name ſir vpon vs. / Full. My name is Full-moone. / Bell. You vvell deſerue this office good maiſter Full-moone: and vvhat mad-caps haue you in your houſe.
adj
1
Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic.
a madcap activity a madcap idea a madcap plan
The film featured a madcap car chase that went right through a crowded café.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Near-synonyms: mad lad, madlad
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Come-on you mad-cap: Ile to the Ale-houſe vvith you preſently; […]
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There vvas then in preſence, a certaine old Knight, called Sir Hugh Linne, a good ſouldier, but a very mad-cap, & one that liued chiefely vpon the liberalitie of noble men; […]
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a madcap activity a madcap idea a madcap plan
Wiktionary05
The film featured a madcap car chase that went right through a crowded café.
Wiktionary06
O lepidum caput, O mad cap maſter.
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