'MADCAP' definitions:
Definition of 'madcap'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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) [syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
noun
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum]
Definition of 'Madcap'
From: GCIDE
- Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a.
- 1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap lord." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Madcap'
From: GCIDE
- Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'madcap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventurer,
- adventuress,
- adventurous,
- ardent,
- audacious,
- banana,
- beast,
- beldam,
- berserk,
- berserker,
- bold,
- bomber,
- brash,
- brazenface,
- brute,
- burlesquer,
- caricaturist,
- clown,
- comedian,
- comic,
- cutup,
- daredevil,
- daring,
- death-defying,
- demon,
- devil,
- dragon,
- epigrammatist,
- fanatic,
- fiend,
- fiery,
- fire-eater,
- fire-eating,
- firebrand,
- flaming,
- foolhardy,
- forward,
- funnyman,
- fury,
- gag writer,
- gagman,
- gagster,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- gunsel,
- hard-core,
- hardnose,
- harebrained,
- harum-scarum,
- hasty,
- heated,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- hellhound,
- hellion,
- holy terror,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hot,
- hothead,
- hotheaded,
- hotspur,
- humorist,
- incendiary,
- inflamed,
- ironist,
- jester,
- joker,
- jokesmith,
- jokester,
- killer,
- lampooner,
- mad dog,
- madbrain,
- madbrained,
- Mafioso,
- monster,
- mugger,
- parodist,
- passionate,
- prankster,
- presumptuous,
- punner,
- punster,
- quipster,
- rantipole,
- rapist,
- red-hot,
- reparteeist,
- revolutionary,
- satirist,
- savage,
- scorching,
- she-wolf,
- spitfire,
- termagant,
- terror,
- terrorist,
- thoughtless,
- tiger,
- tigress,
- totally committed,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- ugly customer,
- violent,
- virago,
- vixen,
- wag,
- wagwit,
- white-hot,
- wild,
- wild beast,
- wild man,
- wild-ass,
- wisecracker,
- wit,
- witch,
- witling,
- wolf,
- Young Turk,
- zany,
- zealous
Acronyms for 'madcap'
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