Hypertext Webster Gateway: "madcap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a.
1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
dangerous amusements. ``The merry madcap lord.'' --Shak.
2. Wild; reckless. ``Madcap follies'' --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n.
A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent
person. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
madcap
adj : 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}, {tearaway(a)}, {brainish}]
n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil},
{hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]
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