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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person;
[syn: daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;
- Example: "a hotheaded decision"
- Example: "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
- Example: "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
- Example: "madcap escapades" (`brainish'; is archaic);
[syn: hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a.
   1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
      dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap lord." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" --Beau. & Fl.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n.
   A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent
   person. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

madcap
    adj 1: 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, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish]
    n 1: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
         daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler,
         lunatic, harum-scarum]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

MADCAP

   Math and set problems, for the Maniac II and CDC 6600.
   "MADCAP - A Scientific Compiler for a Displayed Formula
   Texbook Language", M.B.  Wells, CACM 4(1):31-36 (Jan 1961).
   Sammet 1969, pp.271-281.  Versions: Madcap 5 (1964), Madcap 6.
   "The Unified Data Structure Capability in Madcap 6",
   M.B. Wells et al, Intl J Comp Info Sci 1(3) (sep 1972).