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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024har•um-scar•um /ˈhɛrəmˈskɛrəm, ˈhærəmˈskærəm/USA pronunciation adj. - disorganized;
uncontrolled:a harum-scarum ball game.
adv. - wildly:ran around harum-scarum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•um-scar•um (hâr′əm skâr′əm, har′əm skar′əm),USA pronunciation adj. - reckless;
rash;
irresponsible:He had a harum-scarum youth. - disorganized;
uncontrolled.
adv. - recklessly;
wildly:He ran harum-scarum all over the place.
n. - a reckless person.
- reckless or unpredictable behavior or action.
- earlier harum-starum rhyming compound based on obsolete hare to harass + stare 1665–75
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged erratic, impulsive, impetuous; giddy, scatterbrained.
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