harum-scarum

  • 11harum-scarum(2) — {adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one s acts or performance; reckless. * /Jack is such a harum scarum boy that you can never depend on him to do anything right./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12harum-scarum(1) — {adv.}, {informal} In a careless, disorderly or reckless way. * /Jim does his homework harum scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13harum-scarum(2) — {adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one s acts or performance; reckless. * /Jack is such a harum scarum boy that you can never depend on him to do anything right./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 14harum-scarum — adjective Etymology: perhaps from archaic hare to harass + scare Date: 1751 reckless, irresponsible • harum scarum adverb …

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  • 15harum-scarum — careless, disorganized, pell mell    Tag is a harum scarum kind of game no rules or referee …

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  • 16harum-scarum — adverb old fashioned in an uncontrolled way and without thinking harum scarum adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17harum-scarum — adjective the rules were too restrictive for a couple of harum scarum teens like Bella and Maud Syn: reckless, impetuous, impulsive, imprudent, rash, wild; daredevil, madcap, hotheaded, hare brained, foolhardy, incautious, careless, heedless;… …

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  • 18harum-scarum — har•um scar•um [[t]ˈhɛər əmˈskɛər əm, ˈhær əmˈskær əm[/t]] adj. 1) reckless; rash 2) disorganized 3) recklessly • Etymology: 1740–50; earlier harum starum rhyming compound based on obs. hare to harass +stare …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19Harum Scarum — album studio d Elvis Presley, sorti en 1965. Sommaire 1 Chansons présentes sur l album 1.1 Face 1 1.2 Face 2 2 Musiciens …

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  • 20harum scarum — Synonyms and related words: accident prone, all over, all over hell, boisterous, breakneck, careless, desperate, devil may care, every which way, furious, hasty, headlong, helter skelter, higgledy piggledy, hotheaded, hugger mugger, hurried,… …

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