Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MADCAP
hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous, madcap, tearaway, brainish
(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; āa hotheaded decisionā; āliable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangersā; āan impetuous display of spending and gamblingā; āmadcap escapadesā; (ābrainishā is archaic)
daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum
(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
madcap (comparative more madcap, superlative most madcap)
impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious.
Usage notes
Especially used for adventurous activities.
Noun
madcap (plural madcaps)
An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
(obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.
Source: Wiktionary
Mad"cap`, a.
1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap
Definition: lord." Shak.
2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" Beau. & Fl.
Mad"cap`, n.
Definition: A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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