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Monday, 25 March 2013

The Word: Madcap


Dictionary definition: wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless

Origins: from mad + cap (in the figurative sense: head

Use in a sentence: In his madcap youth, Teboho won notoriety for a series of vulgar pranks.

Synonyms: audacious, bold, wild, reckless, forward