madcap
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈmædˌkæp/
- Informal
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locura
- Known for her madcap personality, she often made decisions that seemed crazy to others.
- a madcap adventure
Examples
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That, alone, makes this whole madcap thing worthwhile.
Fiction book (1997) -
The trouble with Jo was that she always had to turn any activity into an endurance test, a challenge, or some harebrained madcap scheme.
Fiction book (2002) -
From a comedy perspective, Turbo Timmy and his madcap schemes are the gift that keeps on giving.
Blog text (21) -
Providing a familiar face in Giamatti as a window into this madcap universe was a wise move, just as it was wise to cast two unknowns as the young heroes of the piece.
Blog text (17) -
Professor Williams,' he says, 'puts the diaries in context, providing a biography of the boy wonder that gives an understanding of his madcap, star-dusted life of angst and contradiction, too much booze and too much beauty.
Blog text (15) -
Truth to tell, I have always found Eloise's chaotic existence and her self-protective little asides about her mother shopping at Bergdorf's a bit pathetic and lonely, a decidedly grown-up version of the madcap child.
Fiction book (2001) -
The madcap organized a spontaneous treasure hunt that surprised everyone in the office.
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His madcap antics during the charity event kept the audience laughing all night.
Synonyms
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6.4
A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
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6.2
A person who acts in a wild or reckless way
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6.1
A person who likes doing dangerous stunts
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9.4
A daring person who fights with a sword and takes risks
A person who acts carelessly and causes trouble
Very silly or clearly crazy
A person with very foolish or wild ideas
How Reckless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Madcap comes from mad ('crazy') and cap ('hat' or 'head'), creating the image of someone with a 'crazy head' or a wild hat who ignores caution. That's why a madcap is a person who acts in a reckless or silly way.