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- Dictionaryharum-scarum/ˌhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəm/
adjective
- 1. reckless; impetuous: "a wild harum-scarum youth"
noun
- 1. a reckless, impetuous person.
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serendipitously. sortition. stumble into something. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Uncontrolled. (Definition of harum-scarum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of harum-scarum. harum-scarum.
Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. harum-scarum. adjective. har· um-scar· um ˌher-əm-ˈsker-əm. Synonyms of harum-scarum. : reckless, irresponsible. harum-scarum adverb. Synonyms. daredevil. devil-may-care. foolhardy. hell-for-leather. irresponsible. kamikaze. reckless.
serendipitously. sortition. stumble into something. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Uncontrolled. (Definition of harum-scarum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of harum-scarum. harum-scarum.
adjective. 1. acting or done in a reckless or rash way; irresponsible. adverb. 2. in a harum-scarum manner. noun. 3. a harum-scarum person or action. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. < ? hare + scare + 'em. Word Frequency.
Harum-scarum definition: reckless; rash; irresponsible. See examples of HARUM-SCARUM used in a sentence.
harum-scarum, adv., adj., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
adjective. cheerfully irresponsible. “had a harum-scarum youth”. synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, slaphappy. irresponsible. showing lack of care for consequences. adverb. in a wild or reckless manner. “dashing harum-scarum all over the place”.