1
[ adjective ] cheerfully irresponsible

Examples

"carefree with his money" "freewheeling urban youths" "had a harum-scarum youth"

Related terms

irresponsible

2
[ adverb ] in a wild or reckless manner

Synonyms

pell-mell

Examples

"dashing harum-scarum all over the place" "running pell-mell up the stairs"

3
[ noun ] a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Related terms

adventurer tearaway

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