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Definition of Madcap
1. Noun. A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Venturer
Specialized synonyms: Tearaway
Derivative terms: Daredevil, Harum-scarum
2. Adjective. Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. "Madcap escapades"
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Similar to: Incautious
Derivative terms: Impetuosity, Impetuousness, Impulsiveness
Definition of Madcap
1. a. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.
2. n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.
Definition of Madcap
1. Adjective. impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious. ¹
2. Noun. An impulsive, hasty, capricious person. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Madcap
1. an impulsive person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madcap
Literary usage of Madcap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1876)
"madcap VIOLET. CHAPTER XVII. FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE pronunciation of the word
allegro is not a matter of very grave moment. A man may make a mistake about ..."
2. The Lounger: A Periodical Paper Published at Edinburgh in the Years 1785 and by Henry Mackenzie (1788)
"... admirable invention, and nimble wit, and fent him for a confort to England's
madcap Prince; ... madcap ..."
3. The Story of the English by Hélène Adeline Guerber (1898)
"madcap HARRY. AS we have seen, Henry IV. was often troubled by f\ remorse.
He suffered greatly, and had so many worries that, if the poet Shakespeare is to ..."
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