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madcap
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1 madcap
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
synoniemen: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, swashbuckler.
Roget 863:
rashness
etc.
adj.;
temerity,
want of caution,
imprudence,
indiscretion;
overconfidence,
presumption,
audacity.
precipitancy,
precipitation;
impetuosity;
levity;
foolhardihood†,
foolhardiness;
heedlessness,
thoughtlessness
etc.
(inattention)
458;
carelessness
etc.
(neglect)
460;
desperation;
Quixotism,
knight-errantry;
fire eating.
gaming,
gambling;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark,
leap of faith,
fool's paradise;
too many eggs in one basket.
desperado,
rashling†,
madcap,
daredevil,
Hotspur,
fire eater,
bully,
bravo,
Hector,
scapegrace,
enfant perdu [Fr.];
Don Quixote,
knight-errant,
Icarus;
adventurer;
gambler,
gamester;
dynamitard†;
boomer [U.S.].
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Roget 504:
madman,
lunatic,
maniac,
bedlamite†,
candidate for Bedlam,
raver†,
madcap,
crazy;
energumen†;
automaniac†,
monomaniac,
dipsomaniac,
kleptomaniac;
hypochondriac
etc.
(low spirits);;
crank,
Tom o'Bedlam.
dreamer
etc.
515;
rhapsodist,
seer,
highflier†,
enthusiast,
fanatic,
fanatico [Sp.];
exalte [Fr.];
knight errant,
Don Quixote.
idiot
etc.
501.
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Roget 173:
violence,
inclemency,
vehemence,
might,
impetuosity;
boisterousness
etc.
adj.;
effervescence,
ebullition;
turbulence,
bluster;
uproar,
callithump [U.S.],
riot,
row,
rumpus,
le diable a quatre [Fr.],
devil to pay,
all the fat in the fire.
severity
etc.
739;
ferocity,
rage,
fury;
exacerbation,
exasperation,
malignity;
fit,
paroxysm;
orgasm,
climax,
aphrodisia†;
force,
brute force;
outrage;
coup de main;
strain,
shock,
shog†;
spasm,
convulsion,
throe;
hysterics,
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825.
outbreak,
outburst;
debacle;
burst,
bounce,
dissilience†,
discharge,
volley,
explosion,
blow up,
blast,
detonation,
rush,
eruption,
displosion†,
torrent.
turmoil
etc.
(disorder)
59;
ferment
etc.
(agitation)
315;
storm,
tempest,
rough weather;
squall
etc.
(wind)
349;
earthquake,
volcano,
thunderstorm.
berserk,
berserker;
fury,
dragon,
demon,
tiger,
beldame,
Tisiphone†,
Megaera,
Alecto†,
madcap,
wild beast;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887.
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Roget 844:
humorist,
wag,
wit,
reparteeist†,
epigrammatist,
punster;
bel esprit,
life of the party;
wit-snapper,
wit-cracker,
wit-worm;
joker,
jester,
Joe Miller†,
drole de corps†,
gaillard†,
spark;
bon diable [Fr.];
practical joker.
buffoon,
farceur [Fr.],
merry-andrew,
mime,
tumbler,
acrobat,
mountebank,
charlatan,
posturemaster†,
harlequin,
punch,
pulcinella†,
scaramouch†,
clown;
wearer of the cap and bells,
wearer of the motley;
motley fool;
pantaloon,
gypsy;
jack-pudding,
jack in the green,
jack a dandy;
wiseacre,
wise guy,
smartass [Coll.];
fool
etc.
501.
zany,
madcap;
pickle-herring,
witling†,
caricaturist,
grimacier†;
persifleur†.
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Nederlands: snoever, waaghals
Pools: artysta, egzemplarz, ptaszek, ziółko
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 madcap
Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation:
— Madcap escapades.
synoniemen: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, tearaway.
Roget 825:
excitable,
easily excited,
in an excitable state;
high-strung;
irritable
etc.
(irascible)
901;
impatient,
intolerant.
feverish,
febrile,
hysterical;
delirious,
mad,
moody,
maggoty-headed.
unquiet,
mercurial,
electric,
galvanic,
hasty,
hurried,
restless,
fidgety,
fussy;
chafing
etc.
v..
startlish†,
mettlesome,
high-mettled†,
skittish.
vehement,
demonstrative,
violent,
wild,
furious,
fierce,
fiery,
hot-headed,
madcap.
overzealous,
enthusiastic,
impassioned,
fanatical;
rabid
etc.
(eager)
865.
rampant,
clamorous,
uproarious,
turbulent,
tempestuous,
tumultuary†,
boisterous.
impulsive,
impetuous,
passionate;
uncontrolled,
uncontrollable;
ungovernable,
irrepressible,
stanchless†,
inextinguishable,
burning,
simmering,
volcanic,
ready to burst forth,
volatile.
excited,
exciting
etc.
824.
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Roget 863:
rash,
incautious,
indiscreet;
imprudent,
improvident,
temerarious;
uncalculating†;
heedless;
careless
etc.
(neglectful)
460;
without ballast,
heels over head,
head over heels;
giddy
etc.
(inattentive)
458;
wanton,
reckless,
wild,
madcap;
desperate,
devil-may-care.
hot-blooded,
hotheaded,
hotbrained†;
headlong,
headstrong;
breakneck;
foolhardy;
harebrained;
precipitate,
impulsive.
overconfident,
overweening;
venturesome,
venturous;
adventurous,
Quixotic,
fire eating,
cavalier;
janty†,
jaunty,
free and easy.
off one's guard
etc.
(inexpectant)
508†.
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Roget 842:
witty,
attic;
quick-witted,
nimble-witted;
smart;
jocular,
jocose,
humorous;
facetious,
waggish,
whimsical;
kidding,
joking,
puckish;
playful
etc.
840;
merry and wise;
pleasant,
sprightly,
light,
spirituel†,
sparkling,
epigrammatic,
full of point,
ben trovato [It];
comic
etc.
853.
zany,
madcap.
funny,
amusing
etc.
(amusement)
840.
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Pools: impulsywny, popędliwy, porywczy, gwałtowny
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