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madcap

Pronunciation: /ˈmædkæp/

The English word “madcap” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
  2. A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot.
  3. An insane person; a lunatic.

adjective

  1. Capricious, impulsive, or reckless; also, bizarre, crazy, zany; or foolish, idiotic.

Etymology

The noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.

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