: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madcap
noun
Examples of madcap in a Sentence
a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Augustina and Blessing are proof of that, milling outside the prison walls, caught between madcap laughter and wails of pain — the polarities of grief.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
And the four women — sensible Billie, prim Helen, brash Mary Alice and madcap Natalie — may be next on the hitlist.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
See, for example, the return of the eccentric little hat spotted everywhere from the stalwarts of elegance and luxury like Giorgio Armani and Loro Piana to the madcap visions of Anna Sui and Moschino’s Adrian Appiolaza.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
In need of equal discretion are the antics of the Gemstone family’s unquestioned MVP: Uncle Baby Billy Freeman, played to madcap perfection by Walton Goggins.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
And the four women — sensible Billie, prim Helen, brash Mary Alice and madcap Natalie — may be next on the hitlist.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
See, for example, the return of the eccentric little hat spotted everywhere from the stalwarts of elegance and luxury like Giorgio Armani and Loro Piana to the madcap visions of Anna Sui and Moschino’s Adrian Appiolaza.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
In need of equal discretion are the antics of the Gemstone family’s unquestioned MVP: Uncle Baby Billy Freeman, played to madcap perfection by Walton Goggins.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for madcap
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madcap. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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