: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madcap
noun
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a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Kerkering’s error on Andy Pages’ 40-foot bouncer came with two outs and the bases loaded in the 11th inning at Dodger Stadium, ending a madcap game and series between two NL titans.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In one of the film’s most madcap and darkly comedic moments, Linda bribes her daughter with the promise of a pet hamster — who turns out to be a biter, desperate to escape its box.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Rather than exploring that challenge through Russ’ experience of creating a new persona for himself, Chad Powers focuses instead on his madcap efforts to make sure no one uncovers his true identity.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The 57-month prison term, plus three years of probation, imposed by a federal judge in Memphis marked the final notes of a madcap plot born two years ago in a small city in Missouri’s Ozark Mountains.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In one of the film’s most madcap and darkly comedic moments, Linda bribes her daughter with the promise of a pet hamster — who turns out to be a biter, desperate to escape its box.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Rather than exploring that challenge through Russ’ experience of creating a new persona for himself, Chad Powers focuses instead on his madcap efforts to make sure no one uncovers his true identity.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The 57-month prison term, plus three years of probation, imposed by a federal judge in Memphis marked the final notes of a madcap plot born two years ago in a small city in Missouri’s Ozark Mountains.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 23 Sep. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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