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madcap

adjective

1 a madcap scheme:

reckless, rash, hot-headed, daredevil, impulsive, wild, daring, adventurous, heedless, thoughtless, incautious, imprudent, indiscreet, ill-advised, hasty, foolhardy, foolish, senseless, impractical, hare-brained;

informal crazy, crackpot, crackbrained;

Scottish, informal radge.

2 a madcap comedy:

zany, eccentric, ridiculous, unconventional, weird.

noun

she was a boisterous madcap:

eccentric, crank, madman/madwoman, maniac, lunatic, psychotic;

oddity, odd fellow, character, individual;

hothead, daredevil;

informal crackpot, oddball, weirdo, loony, nut, nutcase, nutjob, cuckoo;

British, informal nutter;

North American, informal screwball;

US, informal wackadoo, wackadoodle;

Scottish, informal radge;

Australian, New Zealand, informal dingbat.

madcap Oxford Dictionary of English