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Webster 1913 Edition


Madcap

Mad′capˊ

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Adj.
1.
Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.
“The merry madcap lord.”
Shak.
2.
Wild; reckless.
“Madcap follies”
Beau. & Fl.

Mad′capˊ

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Noun.
A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.
Shak.