harum-scarum
- adjective
- /ˈhɛrəmˈskɛrəm/
- Archaic
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temerario
- They lived a harum-scarum lifestyle in their youth, never thinking about tomorrow.
Examples
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With her harum-scarum attitude, she was always up for an adventure.
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Don't be so harum-scarum with your money!
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His harum-scarum spending habits soon landed him in trouble.
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His harum-scarum attitude often gets him into trouble.
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They lived a harum-scarum lifestyle in their youth, never thinking about tomorrow.
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His harum-scarum spending habits soon landed him in trouble.
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With her harum-scarum attitude, she was always up for an adventure.
Synonyms
193
3.6
Acting without care about danger or the results
41
2.9
Not feeling worried or responsible
16
7.2
No clear order or plan and often messy
12
6.1
A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems
6
6.3
Behaving without strict rules and doing what you want
4
8.1
Not caring about danger or the bad results of actions
Acting cheerful and not careful about work or duties
Very bold in a way that ignores danger
Antonyms
How Reckless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harum-scarum started as a silly rhyming phrase to show wild behavior. Think of someone like a fast 'hare' who acts without planning, so calling them harum-scarum means they are 'recklessly or cheerfully irresponsible; behaving in a wild, careless, or impetuous way'.