Crossword clues for harum-scarum
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. wild, careless, irresponsible adv. wildly, carelessly, irresponsibly
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, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic]
adv. in a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" [syn: pell-mell]
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.