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   Mad·cap

   /ˈmadˌkap/

   

   adjective

   • 1. amusingly eccentric: "a surreal, madcap novel" Similar zanyeccentricridiculousunconventionalweird
   • ▪ done or thought up without considering the consequences; crazy or reckless: "some madcap money-making scheme" Similar recklessrashhotheadeddaredevilimpulsivewilddaringadventurousheedlessthoughtlessincautiousimprudentindiscreetill-advisedhastyfoolhardyfoolishsenselessimpracticalharebrainedinformal:crazycrackpotcrackbrainedradge

   noun

   • 1. an eccentric person.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘mad person’): from mad + cap1.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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