: 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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Barcelona hold a four-point lead over Madrid in La Liga, with a Clasico at their temporary Montjuic home ground to come, and drew 3-3 in a madcap first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Inter.
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But given his recent run of ill health and surgeries, the 76-year-old rock icon said his madcap performance days are definitely over.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
And all of that mimicked the gloriously madcap fox hunt, minus hounds and the fox and made the horse the focus — hence the sobriquet for the sport, National Hunt racing.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In this madcap tale of whistleblower Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), there are no heroes; the satire focuses on American self-interests that stretch beyond the agri-industry powerhouse that Whitcare exposes.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But given his recent run of ill health and surgeries, the 76-year-old rock icon said his madcap performance days are definitely over.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
And all of that mimicked the gloriously madcap fox hunt, minus hounds and the fox and made the horse the focus — hence the sobriquet for the sport, National Hunt racing.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
In this madcap tale of whistleblower Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), there are no heroes; the satire focuses on American self-interests that stretch beyond the agri-industry powerhouse that Whitcare exposes.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 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 23 May. 2025.
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