madcap

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Old Hurricane was deeply moved by the sympathy of his little madcap, and pressed her to his bosom, saying:

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  1. adjective Behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild.

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  • Big Lebowski bizzaro or even Raising Arizona madcap might be disappointed, but the film is funny. —  AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
  • Prepare yourselves for a madcap entree of murder and menace with a heaping side of pasta and laughter. —  Kingsport Times News - Daily 5
  • Fans of the TV episodes will feel reassured at this kind of madcap thinking, others may struggle with the concept of pumping honey through a collection of pipes to a beer-tap style dispenser in the corner of a room, but it's whimsical and totally befitting of the series in general.
  • And much of it is committed to the kind of madcap schemes that would get nowhere with most of Britain's planners. —  Home | Mail Online
  • The travel accounts are a bit madcap - impressionist glimpses of Brunei, Tibet, China, —  The Nation - Breaking News
 

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/ˈmædkæp/
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