English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�h�r�m�sk�r�m/
Adjective
harum-scarum
- wild, careless, irresponsible
#*1832, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Eugene Aram
#*:Lester's good heart will be to hear that little Peter is so improved;--no longer a dissolute, harum-scarum fellow, throwing away his money, and always in debt.
Adverb
harum-scarum
- wildly, carelessly, irresponsibly
#*1800, Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent
#*:... for he never looked after anything at all, but harum-scarum called for everything as if we were conjurors, or he in a public-house.
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