ADJECTIVE | all | madcap, hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, tearaway, brainish | characterized by undue haste / haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
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NOUN | person | madcap, daredevil, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum | a reckless impetuous irresponsible person |
Sounds | mae'dkae.p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | Characterized by undue haste / haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ('brainish' is archaic). | |
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Example | "madcap escapades" | |
Synonyms | hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, tearaway, brainish | |
Broader | incautious | lacking in caution |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Spanish | impetuoso, impulsivo, irreflexivo | |
Catalan | impetuós, impulsiu, irreflexiu |
Meaning | A reckless impetuous irresponsible person. | |
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Synonyms | daredevil, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum | |
Narrower | tearaway | A reckless / reckless and impetuous person |
Broader | adventurer, venturer | A person who enjoys / enjoys / enjoys taking risks |
Spanish | alocado, arriesgado, botarate, calavera, calvatrueno, tarambana, temerario, tronera | |
Catalan | calavera, disbauxat, esbojarrat, temerari, tronera |
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