: marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness
madcap
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a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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Shostakovich had a yen for madcap, borderline-silly finales, notably in his Sixth and Ninth Symphonies.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Pursued by a cadre of criminals (including Colman Domingo), the two women fall in love and get into all sorts of madcap antics along the way.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
While often charming, this film lacks the madcap energy of the early Muppet entries and feels more devoted to retelling Treasure Island than to delivering a great Muppet movie.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy — and toxic sludge — to your movie night.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Pursued by a cadre of criminals (including Colman Domingo), the two women fall in love and get into all sorts of madcap antics along the way.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
While often charming, this film lacks the madcap energy of the early Muppet entries and feels more devoted to retelling Treasure Island than to delivering a great Muppet movie.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy — and toxic sludge — to your movie night.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Madcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madcap. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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