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mad·cap  (mdkp)

adj.

Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.

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[mad + cap, head.]

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madcap n.

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madcap [ˈmædˌkæp]

adj

impulsive, reckless, or lively

n

an impulsive, reckless, or lively person

[from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	madcap - a reckless impetuous irresponsible person daredevil, harum-scarum, swashbuckler, hothead, lunatic adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks tearaway - a reckless and impetuous person
Adj.	1.	madcap - 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) brainish, impetuous, tearaway, hotheaded, impulsive archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

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madcap

adjective

reckless, rash, impulsive, ill-advised, wild, crazy, foolhardy, thoughtless, crackpot (informal), hot-headed, imprudent, heedless, hare-brained They flitted from one madcap scheme to another.

noun

daredevil, tearaway, wild man, hothead Madcap Mark Roberts can be seen doing dangerous stunts in the countryside.

Translations

madcap [ˈmædkæp]

A. ADJ → alocado, disparatado

B. N → locuelo/a m/f, tarambana mf

madcap [ˈmædkæp] adj → écervelé(e)
mad cow disease n → maladie f de la vache folle

madcap

adj idea → versponnen; youth → stürmisch; tricks → toll; scheme → hirnverbrannt

n → impulsiver Mensch

madcap [ˈmædˌkæp] adj (fam) → senza senso, assurdo/a

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madcap [ˈmædˌkæp] adj (fam) → senza senso, assurdo/a