mad-cap

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English

Adjective

mad-cap (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of madcap
    • 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC:
      With this shift in both what shows are being made, and in what viewers desire, the genre hearteningly appears to be reverting to its roots of being an entertainment spectacular, giving the space for novelty and mad-cap amusement that's presented in a warm and humorous way. After a discordant patch, it's in tune again – even if some auditionees, as ever, are not.