6 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
adjective characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)
originThe noun is derived from mad + cap (“(informal) head”). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0