Get to know Madcap better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hotheaded or adventurer.
Madcap in a sentence
Madcap meaning
- A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner.
- A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot.
- An insane person; a lunatic.
Synonyms of Madcap
Using Madcap
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who acts in a capricious, impulsive, or reckless manner. | A very foolish or irresponsible person; a fool, an idiot. | An insane person; a lunatic.
- Useful related words include: hotheaded, adventurer, harum-scarum, lunatic.
- In the example corpus, madcap often appears in combinations such as: the madcap, madcap and, in madcap.
Context around Madcap
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Madcap
- In this selection, "madcap" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, similar, replacing, quinn, adventure, style and adventures stand out and add context to how "madcap" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit madcap at times and a similar madcap style that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "madcap" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with madcap
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are there movies with a similar madcap style that you took particular inspiration from? (14 words)
Despite 28 of the 30 spots being announced during the kickoff, Paul wound up replacing Madcap Moss. (17 words)
He befriends a woman at a strip club and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence. (18 words)
And so Mbatha-Raw is badly underused, her flashback character reduced to a madcap 1920s-muse stereotype: a dazzling smile in a sparkly skullcap and drop-waisted dress, lit in amber nostalgia so glowy you could warm your hands by it. (41 words)
The madcap series is about the day-to-day lives of two young people living in a small village in the Cotswolds and follows Kerry Mucklowe, played by Daisy, and her cousin Lee ‘Kurtan’ Mucklow, played by Charlie. (38 words)
I really hope they ditch the Madcap name and come up with something new for him, as I also don’t sense a lot of interest in Moss’s on-air romance with Emma thus far. (36 words)
Are there movies with a similar madcap style that you took particular inspiration from? (14 words)
Isn’t the truth that “madcap” Williams’s gross behaviour was as funny as his film performances: about as amusing as a tax demand? (24 words)
Buckle up and get ready for a rollicking ride alongside a bandit family that consumes a LOT of sweets and has a penchant for madcap adventures! (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Are there movies with a similar madcap style that you took particular inspiration from?
Buckle up and get ready for a rollicking ride alongside a bandit family that consumes a LOT of sweets and has a penchant for madcap adventures!
Despite 28 of the 30 spots being announced during the kickoff, Paul wound up replacing Madcap Moss.
Despite the seven-year-old dog, believed to be a Bedlington Terrier, looking serious in his 'two-faced' snap, Alyson says he's a 'madcap ball of energy and love'.
In a madcap plot about a mixup concerning four identical bags, O’Neal finds himself romantically mesmerised by the alpha-dominant Barbara Streisand.
I really hope they ditch the Madcap name and come up with something new for him, as I also don’t sense a lot of interest in Moss’s on-air romance with Emma thus far.
Much like the Joker and Harley Quinn, Madcap's laughter hints at how he is fairing mentally, and the more he laughs, the worse he is.
The film does deliver grotesque gore, but it aims less to frighten audiences and more to entertain them with a madcap adventure.
The madcap idea raised a few eyebrows among neighbours on Mr Tate’s street, on a housing estate in Consett, County Durham.
What It’s About in One Sentence: A madcap anime about an otaku and three magical girls’ rebellious fight against a mysterious group that destroyed Japan’s otaku culture.
Britain is a postage stamp in the map of the world and destroying our countryside with forestry, re-wilding and madcap schemes will not feed the nation and will certainly not save the world.
Newcomer Jacoba Williams is a force of nature and slots easily into the madcap mayhem, hopefully forging her future in the company.
The late Prince Philip was always a bit of a cheeky character - and it seems as though was also a bit madcap at times.
And so Mbatha-Raw is badly underused, her flashback character reduced to a madcap 1920s-muse stereotype: a dazzling smile in a sparkly skullcap and drop-waisted dress, lit in amber nostalgia so glowy you could warm your hands by it.
Lurid tales of drug use and sexual abandon in the corridors of power added to the general sense of a madcap escapade.
The madcap series is about the day-to-day lives of two young people living in a small village in the Cotswolds and follows Kerry Mucklowe, played by Daisy, and her cousin Lee ‘Kurtan’ Mucklow, played by Charlie.
As ”Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch” suggests, the grande dame of Broadway brought life to scores of characters for decades, but she was a complicated, often dramatic character herself.
Gotcha! was supposed to be some madcap adventure, but really was just a guidebook on how to be a giant jerk.
He befriends a woman at a strip club and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence.
Isn’t the truth that “madcap” Williams’s gross behaviour was as funny as his film performances: about as amusing as a tax demand?
Common combinations with madcap
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the madcap 7×
- madcap and 3×
- in madcap 2×
- with madcap 2×
- madcap adventure 2×
- of madcap 2×
- madcap series 2×