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- Dictionarymadcap/ˈmadkap/
adjective
- 1. amusingly eccentric: "a surreal, madcap novel" Similar
noun
- 1. an eccentric or reckless person.
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MADCAP definition: 1. used to describe silly and funny behaviour or a plan that is very silly and funny and unlikely…. Learn more.
The meaning of MADCAP is marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness. How to use madcap in a sentence.
Madcap definition: wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash. See examples of MADCAP used in a sentence.
MADCAP meaning: 1. used to describe silly and funny behaviour or a plan that is very silly and funny and unlikely…. Learn more.
Madcap things are done in a foolish, rash, or impulsive way, without planning or thought. Your madcap adventure might include a spur-of-the-moment bus ride to a nearby city without enough money in your pocket to buy lunch.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A madcap plan or scheme is very foolish and not likely to succeed. [informal] The politicians simply flitted from one madcap scheme to another. His fast-paced novels are full of bizarre situations and madcap antics.
Definition of madcap adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
madcap - 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)
Noun. Filter. adjective. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild. American Heritage. Reckless, uninhibited, or zany. Madcap pranks. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: tearaway. brainish. hotheaded. impetuous. impulsive. flighty. crazy. stupid. reckless. wild. foolish. brash. rash. unconsidered. temerarious. Antonyms:
madcap. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mad‧cap /ˈmædkæp/ adjective [ only before noun] old-fashioned 1 a madcap idea seems crazy and unlikely to succeed a madcap scheme 2 a madcap person behaves in a crazy and often funny way He plays a madcap game show host.
