mad·cap (m d kp )adj. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild. mad cap n. |
madcap [ˈmædˌkæp]
adj
impulsive, reckless, or lively
n
an impulsive, reckless, or lively person
[from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head)]
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| Noun | 1. |  madcap - a reckless impetuous irresponsible personadventurer, 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) archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" |
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.
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