as in reckless
foolishly adventurous or bold
a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Recent Examples of madcap
Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The treasured tale, featuring madcap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics and Tesori’s peppy Broadway pop music have a madcap streak that resists ever being maudlin.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In this delightfully campy madcap comedy, Elvira heads to small-town Massachusetts to receive an inheritance from her dead aunt, only to find out that the villagers aren’t fans of her cleavage, nor of her penchant for double entendre.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
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The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy — and toxic sludge — to your movie night.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The treasured tale, featuring madcap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship.
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics and Tesori’s peppy Broadway pop music have a madcap streak that resists ever being maudlin.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
In this delightfully campy madcap comedy, Elvira heads to small-town Massachusetts to receive an inheritance from her dead aunt, only to find out that the villagers aren’t fans of her cleavage, nor of her penchant for double entendre.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, but his charges were reduced to misdemeanors during a hearing on Tuesday. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original charges — three felony counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct — were pled down this week.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Where to Play Channel your inner cowboy (or girl) on a snowy trail ride at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch, led by fifth-generation wrangler (and enthralling storyteller) Ray Heid ($150).Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
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No, this episode seems largely about how John Dutton’s death is impacting the cowboys on the ranch.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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In 1910, a quarter of a million people had spent 10 days swooning over the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet — the nation’s first daredevil airshow.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Planes were first introduced into combat service during World War I, and the pioneering pilots who manned them became masters of the air, deploying daredevil maneuvers to outwit the enemy.Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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Sipping whiskey, a wise devil offers: Advice love, giant love, self love, superstar love, dumb love, trouble love?Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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People gather expectantly on the streets or gaze from their windows, and then the performers arrive, all garbed in red devil costumes, complete with horns and pitchforks covered in sparkling fireworks.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes, being a truly courageous knight means stepping back, creating space for growth and allowing something beautiful and new to flourish—for both you and your partner.Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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And finally, that the best way to be a beacon for the disability community, while honoring my personal experience, is to be myself: flawed, courageous, and terrified at the same time, constantly learning, happy to ask for help, loud in the face of injustice, and proudly disabled.Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
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In the gray daylight of the first days of Syria’s freedom, its citizens appear so far to be behaving not like unrestrained madmen but like traumatized, decent people worthy of their liberty, delivered even by an erstwhile jihadist.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is clearly the work of the magnificent madman who made two Step Up movies.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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An inquisitive, adventurous spirit appears to be the special sauce as long as it’s channeled and catalyzed in a healthy way.Wes Moss, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Then my friend Kevin and I did an adventurous run/hike up Pyramid Buttes this September, and there was so much goddamn deadfall.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Brit made several brave attempts to take the lead while Verstappen fiercely defended – actions from both drivers threatened to venture into the ‘reckless’ category.Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Opinions on Penny remain sharply divided: some portray the now 26-year-old architecture student as a brave protector, while others see him as a white vigilante who took the life of a troubled Black man in need of assistance.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madcap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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