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Reckless damage involving head of union to worry those folk reportedly
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harum-scarum
Word definitions for harum-scarum in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harum-scarum \Har"um-scar"um\ (h[^a]r"[u^]m*sk[^a]r"[u^]m), a. Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.] They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a harum-scarum lad. --Thackeray.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" [syn: carefree , devil-may-care , freewheeling , happy-go-lucky , slaphappy ] n. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: daredevil ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. wild, careless, irresponsible adv. wildly, carelessly, irresponsibly
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s (adv.), probably a compound of obsolete hare (v.) "harry" + scare (v.), with 'um as a reduced form of them . As an adjective from 1751; as a noun from 1784.
Usage examples of harum-scarum.
Peachy and Delia prancing about and hardly able to regulate their satisfaction the expedition promised to be a lively one, though the harum-scarum pair calmed down in the presence of Miss Bickford, and assumed a deportment of due decorum.
Patty Leadbitter--a pretty harum-scarum little creature, who sang pert songs from Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance, and played practical jokes upon any one who would allow her the chance--was given two blackboys, a gin to scrub, and three of her adorers, and commissioned to decorate the new kitchen and prepare the floor for dancing.