 harum-scarum |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] cheerfully irresponsible | |
| Synonyms: | devil-may-care freewheeling happy-go-lucky slaphappy carefree | |
| Examples: | "carefree with his money" "freewheeling urban youths" "had a harum-scarum youth" |
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| Related terms: | irresponsible | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a wild or reckless manner | |
| Synonyms: | pell-mell | |
| Examples: | "dashing harum-scarum all over the place" "running pell-mell up the stairs" |
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| 3. | [ noun ] a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | |
| Synonyms: | swashbuckler madcap hothead lunatic daredevil | |
| Related terms: | adventurer tearaway | |
