harum-scarum

har·um-scar·um

H0075400 (hâr′əm-skâr′əm, hăr′əm-skăr′əm)adj. Lacking a sense of responsibility; reckless.adv. With abandon; recklessly.

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[Perhaps alteration of hare 'em, scare 'em : hare, to frighten + scare.]

harum-scarum

(ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm) adj, advin a reckless way or of a reckless naturena person who is impetuous or rash[C17: perhaps from hare (in obsolete sense: harass) + scare, variant of stare¹; compare helter-skelter]

har•um-scar•um

(ˈhɛər əmˈskɛər əm, ˈhær əmˈskær əm)

adj. 1. reckless; rash. 2. disorganized. adv. 3. recklessly. [1740–50; earlier harum-starum rhyming compound based on obsolete hare to harass + stare]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harum-scarum - a reckless impetuous irresponsible persondaredevil, madcap, swashbuckler, hothead, lunaticadventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking riskstearaway - a reckless and impetuous person
Adj.	1.	harum-scarum - cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, slaphappy, freewheeling, carefreeirresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
Adv.	1.	harum-scarum - in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs"pell-mell

harum-scarum

adjectiveCharacterized by unthinking boldness and haste:brash, foolhardy, hasty, headlong, hotheaded, ill-considered, impetuous, improvident, impulsive, incautious, madcap, precipitant, precipitate, rash, reckless, slapdash, temerarious, unconsidered.

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