About The Word Madcap
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Madcap
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What's The Definition Of Madcap?
[n] a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
[adj] characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) Synonyms | Synonyms for Madcap: brainish | daredevil | harum-scarum | hothead | hotheaded | impetuous | impulsive | incautious | lunatic | swashbuckler | tearaway(a) Related Terms | Find terms related to Madcap: adventurer | adventuress | adventurous | ardent | audacious | banana | beast | beldam | berserk | berserker | bold | bomber | brash | brazenface | brute | burlesquer | caricaturist | clown | comedian | comic | cutup | daredevil | daring | death-defying | demon | devil | dragon | epigrammatist | fanatic | fiend | fiery | firebrand | fire-eater | fire-eating | flaming | foolhardy | forward | funnyman | fury | gag writer | gagman | gagster | goon | gorilla | gunsel | hard-core | hardnose | harebrained | harum-scarum | hasty | heated | hellcat | hellhound | hellion | hell-raiser | holy terror | hood | hoodlum | hot | hothead | hotheaded | hotspur | humorist | incendiary | inflamed | ironist | jester | joker | jokesmith | jokester | killer | lampooner | mad dog | madbrain | madbrained | Mafioso | monster | mugger | parodist | passionate | prankster | presumptuous | punner | punster | quipster | rantipole | rapist | red-hot | reparteeist | revolutionary | satirist | savage | scorching | she-wolf | spitfire | termagant | terror | terrorist | thoughtless | tiger | tigress | totally committed | tough | tough guy | ugly customer | violent | virago | vixen | wag | wagwit | white-hot | wild | wild beast | wild man | wild-ass | wisecracker | wit | witch | witling | wolf | Young Turk | zany | zealous See Also | adventurer | tearaway | venturer Madcap In Webster's Dictionary \Mad"cap`\, a.
1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
dangerous amusements. ``The merry madcap lord.'' --Shak.
2. Wild; reckless. ``Madcap follies'' --Beau. & Fl.
\Mad"cap`\, n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. --Shak. |
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