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madcap Definition


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madcap
adj
    1. Foolishly impulsive, wild or reckless.
      Thesaurus: foolish, foolhardy, imprudent, impulsive, rash, reckless, bird-brained (slang), hare-brained (slang).
    2. Exuberant and zany.
noun
    1. A foolishly impulsive person.
    2. An exuberantly playful or zany person.
Etymology: 16c, originally meaning ‘a madman'.



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