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Thesaurus: harum-scarum

Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.

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  1. v. t. Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.
  2. adj. cheerfully irresponsible
  3. n. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
  4. adv. in a wild or reckless manner
  5. Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.] They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scarum lad. Thackeray.
  6. Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.]They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scarumlad. Thackeray.
  7. r. in a wild or reckless manner