madcap

mad·cap

M0017900 (măd′kăp′)adj. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.

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[mad + cap, head.]

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mad′cap′ n.

madcap

(ˈmædˌkæp) adjimpulsive, reckless, or livelynan impulsive, reckless, or lively person[C16: from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head)]

mad•cap

(ˈmædˌkæp)

adj. 1. recklessly impulsive; rash: madcap schemes. n. 2. a madcap person. [1580–90]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	madcap - a reckless impetuous irresponsible persondaredevil, harum-scarum, swashbuckler, hothead, lunaticadventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking riskstearaway - 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, impulsivearchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionincautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

madcap

adjective1. 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.noun1. daredevil, tearaway, wild man, hothead Madcap Mark Roberts can be seen doing dangerous stunts in the countryside.

madcap

adjectiveCharacterized by unthinking boldness and haste:brash, foolhardy, harum-scarum, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, precipitant, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered.

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