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mad·cap

 (măd′kăp′)
adj.
Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.
[mad + cap, head.]
mad′cap′ n.
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madcap

(ˈmædˌkæp)
adj
impulsive, reckless, or lively
n
an impulsive, reckless, or lively person
[C16: from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head)]
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mad•cap

(ˈmædˌkæp)

adj.
1. recklessly impulsive; rash: madcap schemes.
n.
2. a madcap person.
[1580–90]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.madcap - a reckless impetuous irresponsible personmadcap - 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
1. 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
1. daredevil, tearaway, wild man, hothead Madcap Mark Roberts can be seen doing dangerous stunts in the countryside.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

madcap

adjective
Characterized 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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Translations

madcap

[ˈmædkæp]
A. ADJ → alocado, disparatado
B. N → locuelo/a m/f, tarambana mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

madcap

[ˈmædkæp] adj → écervelé(e)mad cow disease n → maladie f de la vache folle
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

madcap

adj idea → versponnen; youth → stürmisch; tricks → toll; scheme → hirnverbrannt
n → impulsiver Mensch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

madcap

[ˈmædˌkæp] adj (fam) → senza senso, assurdo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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