harum-scarum

[ hair-uhm-skair-uhm, har-uhm-skar-uhm ]

/ ˈhɛər əmˈskɛər əm, ˈhær əmˈskær əm /

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adjective

reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.

disorganized; uncontrolled.

adverb

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

noun

a reckless person.

reckless or unpredictable behavior or action.

Origin of harum-scarum

1665–75; earlier harum-starum rhyming compound based on obsolete hare to harass + stare

SYNONYMS FOR harum-scarum

1, 2 erratic, impulsive, impetuous; giddy, scatterbrained.

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OTHER WORDS FROM harum-scarum

har·um-scar·um·ness, noun

Words nearby harum-scarum

Hartmann's operation, Hartnell, Hartnup disease, hartshorn, hart's-tongue, harum-scarum, Harun al-Rashid, Harunobu, haruspex, haruspicy, Harvard

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Example sentences from the Web for harum-scarum

I'm the last man to be hard on mischief; heaven knows I was a harum-scarum in my time.
A Pilgrim Maid|Marion Ames Taggart
A harum-scarum fellow, and pretending to a great scorn for all the girls.
A Set of Six|Joseph Conrad
He accepted no help except from his harum-scarum "Peoncito."
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez
And off they would go, on some harum-scarum or other, like a couple of children.
Old Valentines|Munson Aldrich Havens

I tried to get at the rights of it, but he is such a harum-scarum fellow there was no succeeding.
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for harum-scarum

harum-scarum

/ (ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm) /

adjective, adverb

in a reckless way or of a reckless nature

noun

a person who is impetuous or rash

Word Origin for harum-scarum

C17: perhaps from hare (in obsolete sense: harass) + scare, variant of stare 1; compare helter-skelter

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单词	harum-scarum
释义	harum-scarum [ hair-uhm-skair-uhm, har-uhm-skar-uhm ] / ˈhɛər əmˈskɛər əm, ˈhær əmˈskær əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR harum-scarum ON THESAURUS.COM adjective reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth. disorganized; uncontrolled. adverb recklessly; wildly: He ran harum-scarum all over the place. noun a reckless person. reckless or unpredictable behavior or action. Origin of harum-scarum 1665–75; earlier harum-starum rhyming compound based on obsolete hare to harass + stare SYNONYMS FOR harum-scarum 1, 2 erratic, impulsive, impetuous; giddy, scatterbrained. SEE SYNONYMS FOR harum-scarum ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM harum-scarum har·um-scar·um·ness, noun Words nearby harum-scarum Hartmann's operation, Hartnell, Hartnup disease, hartshorn, hart's-tongue, harum-scarum, Harun al-Rashid, Harunobu, haruspex, haruspicy, Harvard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for harum-scarum I'm the last man to be hard on mischief; heaven knows I was a harum-scarum in my time. A Pilgrim Maid\|Marion Ames Taggart A harum-scarum fellow, and pretending to a great scorn for all the girls. A Set of Six\|Joseph Conrad He accepted no help except from his harum-scarum "Peoncito." The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\|Vicente Blasco Ibanez And off they would go, on some harum-scarum or other, like a couple of children. Old Valentines\|Munson Aldrich Havens I tried to get at the rights of it, but he is such a harum-scarum fellow there was no succeeding. The Heir of Redclyffe\|Charlotte M. Yonge British Dictionary definitions for harum-scarum harum-scarum / (ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm) / adjective, adverb in a reckless way or of a reckless nature noun a person who is impetuous or rash Word Origin for harum-scarum C17: perhaps from hare (in obsolete sense: harass) + scare, variant of stare 1; compare helter-skelter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to harum-scarum wild, daring, rash, carefree, careless, disorderly, erratic, flighty, foolhardy, giddy, haphazard, hasty, imprudent, irresponsible, negligent, regardless, thoughtless, light-minded, romping, scatty
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harum-scarum

adjective

adverb

noun

Origin of harum-scarum

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OTHER WORDS FROM harum-scarum

Words nearby harum-scarum

Example sentences from the Web for harum-scarum

British Dictionary definitions for harum-scarum

adjective, adverb

noun

Word Origin for harum-scarum

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