HARUM-SCARUM

(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
synonyms : daredevil , hothead , lunatic , madcap , swashbuckler
Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant. -added by nithi
(adverb) in a wild or reckless manner
"dashing harum-scarum all over the place", "running pell-mell up the stairs"
synonyms : pell-mell
The kids were running pell-mell up the stairs. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) cheerfully irresponsible
"carefree with his money", "freewheeling urban youths", "had a harum-scarum youth"
synonyms : carefree , devil-may-care , freewheeling , happy-go-lucky , slaphappy
It is his carefree attitude that put him in trouble. -added by Aswathy_inlas

Mnemonics for harum-scarum

(Tag: ) Jo HAR(defeat) se SCARED hota hain woh harne ke baad extremely wild and reckless hota hain
added by nileshdive Edit Mnemonic

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