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     • Original literal sense " lunatic, crazy person", now used figuratively.
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   Where does the word 'madcap' come from?

   • Where does the word madcap come from? The earliest known use of the word madcap is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for madcap is from 1589, in the writing of Robert Greene, writer and playwright. madcap is formed within English, by compounding.

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   What is another word for 'madcap'?

   • Find another word for 'madcap'. In this page you can discover 44 synonyms for madcap, such as: frivolous, foolish, wild, impulsive, impetuous, daring, adventurous, daredevil, hothead, prankster, and adventuress.

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   What is Madcap?

   • Madcap is a Scientific Compiler for a Displayed Formula Texbook Language, as described in the article 'Madcap' by M. B. Wells published in Communications of the ACM, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 1961, pages 31-36. More information about Madcap can be found in Sammet 1969, pages 271-281.

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   What is a madcap puppet show?

   • The kids put on a madcap puppet show that was surprisingly entertaining. The adjective 'madcap' has a lively and evocative etymology that captures its sense of wild and reckless behavior.

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   Should madcap schemes be halted?

   • Any legislation that allows agencies to produce more madcap schemes is thoroughly bad. I plead with him, even at this late stage, to halt the proposals, and have done with his madcap scheme. There will remain no effective deterrent for madcap juvenile drivers, many of whom do not have a licence and are not insured.

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   Are We embarking on a madcap scheme?

   • We now have this madcap scheme of denying local government the money with which it can support those absolutely essential charities. We can look our electors and taxpayers in the eye and say that we are not embarking on a madcap scheme. The whole madcap plan for privatisation is now dependent upon management and employee buy-outs.

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   Oct 27, 2018 · The meaning "soft, small, close-fitted head covering" in English is from early 13c., originally for women; extended to men late 14c.; extended to cap-like coverings on the ends of anything (as in hubcap) from mid-15c. The meaning "contraceptive device" is by 1916.

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     Significado de madcap: atolondrado; En la década de 1580,...

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   The earliest known use of the word madcap is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for madcap is from 1589, in the writing of Robert Greene, writer and playwright. madcap is formed within English, by compounding.

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   Sep 28, 2024 · madcap (plural madcaps) An impulsive, hasty, capricious person. (obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic. Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.

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   Therefore, 'madcap' essentially means 'crazy whim' or 'impulsive madness,' describing individuals or actions characterized by their tendency to engage in wild, unpredictable, and often daring or reckless behavior.

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   madcap. adjective [ before noun ] old-fashioned uk / ˈmæd.kæp / us / ˈmæd.kæp /. Add to word list. used to describe silly and funny behaviour or a plan that is very silly and funny and unlikely to succeed: the madcap antics of the clowns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurd.

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   Madcap Definition. Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild. Reckless, uninhibited, or zany. Madcap pranks. A reckless, impulsive, or uninhibited person, orig. esp. a girl.

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   adjective : sprightly in manner or appearance. When jaunty first came into English use it had the meaning of “ genteel ” (“having an aristocratic quality or flavor”). Jaunty and genteel (and gentle!) share a root: the French gentil, meaning “of aristocratic birth.”