: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madcap
noun
Examples of madcap in a Sentence
a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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The Greek auteur has worked with better scripts in the past, but in terms of its commanding performances, design, sharply precise cinematography, gleefully cruel humor, and bizarro ending, this madcap thriller can’t help but hit the spot for existing devotees.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
That is just one of the absurdist strands in the latest film from Anders Thomas Jensen, known for dark comedies including the revenge story Riders of Justice (2020) and the more madcap Men & Chicken (2015).
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Mom’s hoarding and Dad’s madcap inventions?
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august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The movie is less a screwball comedy than a screwball contraption—a madcap farce that the screenwriters have reduced to a math problem.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
That is just one of the absurdist strands in the latest film from Anders Thomas Jensen, known for dark comedies including the revenge story Riders of Justice (2020) and the more madcap Men & Chicken (2015).
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Mom’s hoarding and Dad’s madcap inventions?
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The movie is less a screwball comedy than a screwball contraption—a madcap farce that the screenwriters have reduced to a math problem.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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