harum-scarum
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person • Syn: daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic • Derivationally related forms: daredevil (for: daredevil) • Hypernyms: adventurer, venturer • Hyponyms: tearaway
cheerfully irresponsible - carefree with his money - freewheeling urban youths - had a harum-scarum youth • Syn: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, slaphappy • Similar to: irresponsible • Derivationally related forms: carefreeness (for: carefree)
in a wild or reckless manner - dashing harum-scarum all over the place - running pell-mell up the stairs • Syn: pell-mell
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