Definitions
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Word origin
The noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: mad lad, madlad”
“Come-on you mad-cap: Ile to the Ale-houſe vvith you preſently; […]”
“There vvas then in preſence, a certaine old Knight, called Sir Hugh Linne, a good ſouldier, but a very mad-cap, & one that liued chiefely vpon the liberalitie of noble men; […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wildly impulsive”6 letters
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