: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madcap
noun
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a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Then out of nowhere, in the 93rd minute, Mahrez struck to put Algeria ahead and Austria out, only for a truly madcap game to deliver a further twist when Sasa Kalajdzic headed in a 96th-minute equaliser.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Shilling’s delightfully madcap spirit lives on at Royal Ascot today — in the more experimental hats or elaborate lawn picnics that verge on performance.
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Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The West Indies overcame Scotland by seven runs and stayed unbeaten at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup after a madcap match at Headingley on Thursday.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
If nothing else, the King’s brief reign was a spectacular, madcap flash in the pan.
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Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Shilling’s delightfully madcap spirit lives on at Royal Ascot today — in the more experimental hats or elaborate lawn picnics that verge on performance.
—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The West Indies overcame Scotland by seven runs and stayed unbeaten at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup after a madcap match at Headingley on Thursday.
—
ABC News,
18 June 2026
If nothing else, the King’s brief reign was a spectacular, madcap flash in the pan.
—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2026
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madcap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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