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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Madcap  \Mad"cap`\,  a. 
  1.  Inclined  to  wild  sports;  delighting  in  rash,  absurd,  or 
  dangerous  amusements.  ``The  merry  madcap  lord.''  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Wild;  reckless.  ``Madcap  follies''  --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  WordNet  r  1.6  [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)  [syn:  {hotheaded},  {impulsive}, 
  {impetuous},  {tearaway(a)},  {brainish}] 
  n  :  a  reckless  impetuous  irresponsible  person  [syn:  {daredevil}, 
  {hothead},  {swashbuckler},  {lunatic},  {harum-scarum}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [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).




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