Madcap Definition

mădkăp
adjective
Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.
American Heritage
Reckless, uninhibited, or zany.
Madcap pranks.
Webster's New World
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noun
A reckless, impulsive, or uninhibited person, orig. esp. a girl.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Madcap

Noun

Singular:
madcap
Plural:
madcaps

Origin of Madcap

  • 1580s, mad +"Ž cap (“head"), literally “crazy head". Original literal sense “lunatic, crazy person", now used figuratively.

    From Wiktionary

  • mad cap head

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Madcap Sentence Examples

  • An intricate knowledge of the sports world and madcap off-the-cuff comedy has established them as a totally unique commodity in the events market.

  • The track eventually develops into something not too dissimilar to ' Dayvan Cowboy ', with similar madcap drumming toward the end.

  • Giles Ponsford was not only stager manager and actor but also a madcap schemer in generating audiences for his show.

  • Simon Singh hosts a madcap half hour, mostly intellectual puzzles, a few involving props, and the occasional anagram.

  • Ginji does something really dumb and winds up in the middle of a madcap hospital farce.