madcap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: madcap	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for madcap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
madcap adj characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic) Synonym(s): hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway(a), brainish n a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a. 1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. [bd]The merry madcap lord.[b8] --Shak. 2. Wild; reckless. [bd]Madcap follies[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. --Shak.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MADCAP Math and set problems, for the Maniac II and CDC 6600. "MADCAP - A Scientific Compiler for a Displayed Formula Texbook Language", M.B. Wells, CACM 4(1):31-36 (Jan 1961). Sammet 1969, pp.271-281. Versions: Madcap 5 (1964), Madcap 6. "The Unified Data Structure Capability in Madcap 6", M.B. Wells et al, Intl J Comp Info Sci 1(3) (sep 1972).