harum-scarum English

Meaning harum-scarum meaning

What does harum-scarum mean?

harum-scarum

— adverb (= pell-mell) in a wild or reckless manner dashing harum-scarum all over the place running pell-mell up the stairs

— adjective (= carefree, freewheeling) cheerfully irresponsible carefree with his money freewheeling urban youths had a harum-scarum youth

— noun (= daredevil) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Synonyms harum-scarum synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as harum-scarum?

harum-scarum English » English

reckless

madcap

hothead

daredevil

careless

swashbuckler

slaphappy

pell-mell

lunatic

happy-go-lucky

freewheeling

devil-may-care

carefree

wild

upside down

topsy-turvy

slipshod

runaway

romp

rash man

negligent

light-headed

light

irresponsible

in disarray

hysteric

head over heels

flibbertigibbet

death-trap