madcap
madcap is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" Beau. & Fl.
- 2.A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrobat
- and
- bedlamite
- bel
- bon
- buffoon
- candidate
- cap
- caricaturist
- charlatan
- clown
- corps
- crank
- crazy
- dandy
- dipsomaniac
- dreamer
- energumen
- enthusiast
- epigrammatist
- errant
- esprit
- fanatic
- fool
- for
- gaillard
- green
- guy
- gypsy
- harlequin
- highflier
- humorist
- hypochondriac
- idiot
- jack
- jester
- joker
- kleptomaniac
- knight
- life
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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