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madcap

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madcap /ˈmadkap /
adjective amusingly eccentric:
a surreal, madcap novel.
done without considering the consequences; foolish or reckless:
a madcap scheme.
noun an eccentric or reckless person.
– ORIGIN late 16th century (in the sense mad person): from mad + cap1.
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