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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ 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).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a.
     1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
        dangerous amusements. ``The merry madcap lord.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Wild; reckless. ``Madcap follies'' --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n.
     A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent
     person. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  MADCAP
       Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (RFC 2730,
       Multicast)

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) 2.0 : [ 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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  mad-cap
     a.
     (alt form en madcap)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  madcap
     a.
     hasty, impulsive, or reckless; capricious.
     n.
     1 An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
     2 (lb en obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  mad-cap
     a.
     (alt form en madcap)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  madcap
     a.
     hasty, impulsive, or reckless; capricious.
     n.
     1 An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
     2 (lb en obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  mad-cap
     a.
     (alt form en madcap)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  madcap
     a.
     hasty, impulsive, or reckless; capricious.
     n.
     1 An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
     2 (lb en obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  mad-cap
     a.
     (alt form en madcap)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  madcap
     a.
     hasty, impulsive, or reckless; capricious.
     n.
     1 An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
     2 (lb en obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  madcap
     Englanti a.
     hurja, huimapäinen
     Englanti n.
     huimapää, hurjapää, hulluttelija

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Madcap /mˈadkap/
  مجنون

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  madcap //ˈmædkæp// 
  1. умопобъркан
  An insane person, a lunatic
  2. лудетина
  an impulsive, hasty, capricious person