Harum-scarum
adjective
Acting in a wild, reckless, or irresponsible way.
The harum-scarum teenager always found himself in trouble.
Often appears as...
- harum-scarum attitude
- harum-scarum behavior
noun
A person who behaves in a wild or reckless manner.
His mother worried that he would turn out to be a harum-scarum.
Often appears as...
- such a harum-scarum
- act like a harum-scarum
adverb
In a manner that is chaotic or disorganized.
He lived his life harum-scarum, never knowing what would happen next.
Often appears as...
- live harum-scarum
- run harum-scarum
adjective
Acting in a wild, reckless, or irresponsible way.
The harum-scarum teenager always found himself in trouble.
Often appears as...
- harum-scarum attitude
- harum-scarum behavior
noun
A person who behaves in a wild or reckless manner.
His mother worried that he would turn out to be a harum-scarum.
Often appears as...
- such a harum-scarum
- act like a harum-scarum
adverb
In a manner that is chaotic or disorganized.
He lived his life harum-scarum, never knowing what would happen next.
Often appears as...
- live harum-scarum
- run harum-scarum
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of consideration for consequences or others' safety.
The harum-scarum driving of the youth raised concerns among residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Informality
Mainly used in casual speech or informal writing, not in formal contexts.
The harum-scarum antics were amusing to his friends but not to the teacher.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavior Warning
Often used to caution someone about careless behavior.
Stop being so harum-scarum; you might break something!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of consideration for consequences or others' safety.
The harum-scarum driving of the youth raised concerns among residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Informality
Mainly used in casual speech or informal writing, not in formal contexts.
The harum-scarum antics were amusing to his friends but not to the teacher.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavior Warning
Often used to caution someone about careless behavior.
Stop being so harum-scarum; you might break something!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of consideration for consequences or others' safety.
The harum-scarum driving of the youth raised concerns among residents.
Pro Tip 2/3Informality
Mainly used in casual speech or informal writing, not in formal contexts.
The harum-scarum antics were amusing to his friends but not to the teacher.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavior Warning
Often used to caution someone about careless behavior.
Stop being so harum-scarum; you might break something!
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Quote examples
Siouxsie Sioux
British Musician
Gothic in its purest sense is actually a very powerful, twisted genre, but the way it was being used by by journalists - 'goff' with a double f - always seemed to me to be about tacky, harum-scarum horror, and I find that anything but scary. That wasn't what we were about at all.
Quote examples
Siouxsie Sioux
British Musician
Gothic in its purest sense is actually a very powerful, twisted genre, but the way it was being used by by journalists - 'goff' with a double f - always seemed to me to be about tacky, harum-scarum horror, and I find that anything but scary. That wasn't what we were about at all.
Example 1 of 1
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