madcappery

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noun

The action or behavior of a madcap.

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Meanings

nounmadcappery (usually uncountable, plural madcapperies)

plural madcapperies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe action or behavior of a madcap.

    I thought of Scott dangling from that flagpole at the top of Fifty Penn Place, and no wonder he seemed unimpressed by my own madcappery.

    2014, Blake Bailey, The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait

Origin

From madcap + -ery.

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APA

madcappery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madcappery

MLA

“madcappery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madcappery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madcappery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madcappery.

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