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   Har·um-scar·um

   /ˌherəmˈskerəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. reckless; impetuous: "she shall be frightened out of her wits by your harum-scarum ways"

   noun

   • 1. a reckless, impetuous person.

   Word Origin late 17th century (as an adverb): reduplication based on hare and scare.

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   What does Harum-Scarum mean?

   • Rhody laughed: 'I didn't mention any names,' said she; 'but I know good driving from harum-scarum, wherever I see it.' Bench, they say, is religious; Gowen has written verses; Parsons generally harum-scarum. Harum-scarum definition: reckless; rash; irresponsible. See examples of HARUM-SCARUM used in a sentence.

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   What is Harum-Scarum behaviour?

   • 'Harum-scarum' behaviour is that which is reckless and carelessly wild. What's the origin of the phrase 'Harum-scarum'? Harum-scarum is now an archaic expression and I doubt that many millennials would come across it very often. It is a British expression dating from the late 17th century.

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   What are some reduplications of Harum-Scarum?

   • Many reduplications are of this sort - dilly-dally, harum-scarum, humdrum, mumbo-jumbo, namby-pamby. We should refuse to tolerate harum-scarum methods of buying, not related to national needs or the state of our own industry. How many of us do not have regard for the wild, harum-scarum boy of 11 and like him better than the little swot?

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   Who is a harum-scarum painter?

   • The painter has been described as a harum-scarum character, but also as a dashing painter, who was able to seize quickly and firmly upon a likeness. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   : reckless, irresponsible. harum-scarum adverb. Synonyms. daredevil. devil-may-care. foolhardy. hell-for-leather. irresponsible. kamikaze. reckless. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of harum-scarum in a Sentence. a harum-scarum dash through the crowded terminal to make the flight. Word History. Etymology.

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   Harum-scarum definition: reckless; rash; irresponsible. See examples of HARUM-SCARUM used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARUM-SCARUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   harum-scarum. adverb, adjective. old-fashioned uk / ˌheə.rəmˈskeə.rəm / us / ˌher.əmˈsker.əm /. Add to word list. Add to word list. ( behaving) in an uncontrolled way. Compare. pell-mell old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   HARUM-SCARUM meaning: 1. (behaving) in an uncontrolled way 2. (behaving) in an uncontrolled way. Learn more.

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   Harum-scarum definition: reckless; rash; irresponsible. See examples of HARUM-SCARUM used in a sentence.

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   ‘Harum-scarum’ behaviour is that which is reckless and carelessly wild. What's the origin of the phrase 'Harum-scarum'? Harum-scarum is now an archaic expression and I doubt that many millennials would come across it very often. It is a British expression dating from the late 17th century.

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   6 days ago · harum-scarum (not comparable) 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. Noun [edit] harum-scarum (plural harum-scarums) A giddy, rash person. References [edit]