harum-scarum








adjective

  1. reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
  2. disorganized; uncontrolled.

adverb

  1. recklessly; wildly: He ran harum-scarum all over the place.

noun

  1. a reckless person.
  2. reckless or unpredictable behavior or action.

adjective, adverb

  1. in a reckless way or of a reckless nature

noun

  1. a person who is impetuous or rash

1670s (adv.), probably a compound of obsolete hare (v.) “harry” + scare (v.), with ‘um as a reduced form of them. As an adjective from 1751; as a noun from 1784.

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