: 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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In lieu of a clear target or any meaningful point of view, Gormican fatally trains his attention on the madcap whimsy of making an independent movie with your friends — on the restorative joy of creating something for the love of the game and spending time with your favorite people.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Cue a madcap Florida vacation that just might reunite the former couple.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The game is also part Tamagotchi-like (Jenny’s mood mustn’t drop to zero) and part madcap WarioWare collection of mini-games (to earn money, our star must walk the dog and clean the bathroom).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Cue a madcap Florida vacation that just might reunite the former couple.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The game is also part Tamagotchi-like (Jenny’s mood mustn’t drop to zero) and part madcap WarioWare collection of mini-games (to earn money, our star must walk the dog and clean the bathroom).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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