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MADCAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does madcap mean?
• MADCAP (noun)
The noun MADCAP has 1 sense:
1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Familiarity information: MADCAP used as a noun is very rare.
• MADCAP (adjective)
The adjective MADCAP has 1 sense:
1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Familiarity information: MADCAP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
daredevil; harum-scarum; hothead; lunatic; madcap; swashbuckler
Hypernyms ("madcap" is a kind of...):
adventurer; venturer (a person who enjoys taking risks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "madcap"):
tearaway (a reckless and impetuous person)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Synonyms:
brainish; hotheaded; impetuous; impulsive; madcap; tearaway
Context example:
madcap escapades
Similar:
incautious (lacking in caution)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
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