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Meaning of 'madcap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Madcap [ a.]
- Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.
- Wild; reckless.
2 . Madcap [ n.]
- A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.

Meaning of 'madcap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . madcap [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Example in sentence:
  • a hotheaded decision;
  • an impetuous display of spending and gambling;
  • liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers;
  • madcap escapades

Nearby Words:

mad mad-apple mad-headed madam madame madams madbrain madbrained madded madden

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