: 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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Image Both the writer and executive producer are 50-something Generation Xers whose nostalgia for the more freewheeling bubble years of their youth permeates the ditsy comedic drama, whose characters occasionally break into madcap musical numbers.
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Kiuko Notoya, New York Times, 29 May 2024
But he was also born as a kid-TV hero, and while revisionism in IP is all well and good, the Doctor also needs to be a madcap adventurer, fun for all ages.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The audience is another asset, per Redmayne, who has traded the Emcee’s madcap wardrobe—a dingy tank top and leather shorts; a crazy clown costume; a terrifyingly severe three-piece suit—for an off-the-shoulder top and black trousers.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Burton’s assured direction and distinctly peculiar visual sensibilities perfectly embody the madcap style of Pee-Wee’s picaresque tale.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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Kiuko Notoya, New York Times, 29 May 2024
But he was also born as a kid-TV hero, and while revisionism in IP is all well and good, the Doctor also needs to be a madcap adventurer, fun for all ages.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The audience is another asset, per Redmayne, who has traded the Emcee’s madcap wardrobe—a dingy tank top and leather shorts; a crazy clown costume; a terrifyingly severe three-piece suit—for an off-the-shoulder top and black trousers.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Burton’s assured direction and distinctly peculiar visual sensibilities perfectly embody the madcap style of Pee-Wee’s picaresque tale.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madcap. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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