madcap

English Thesaurus

1. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	adventurer, venturer,
definition	:	a person who enjoys taking risks (noun.person)

hyponym	:	tearaway,
definition	:	a reckless and impetuous person (noun.person)

2. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation (adj.all)

similar	:	incautious,
definition	:	lacking in caution (adj.all)

domain usage	:	archaicism, archaism,
definition	:	the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)

3. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)

derivation	:	daredevil, temerarious,
definition	:	presumptuously daring (adj.all)

derivation	:	carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy,
definition	:	cheerfully irresponsible (adj.all)

4. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation (adj.all)

derivation	:	impulsiveness,
definition	:	the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	impetuosity, impetuousness,
definition	:	rash impulsiveness (noun.attribute)

5. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person (noun.person)

derivation	:	daredevil, temerarious,
definition	:	presumptuously daring (adj.all)

derivation	:	carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy,
definition	:	cheerfully irresponsible (adj.all)

6. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation (adj.all)

derivation	:	impulsiveness,
definition	:	the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	impetuosity, impetuousness,
definition	:	rash impulsiveness (noun.attribute)