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Definition of harum-scarum in English: harum-scarumadjective ˌhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəmˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəm Reckless; impetuous. 轻率鲁莽的，冲动的 a wild harum-scarum youth 无法无天容易冲动的年轻人。 Example sentencesExamples - Favourite Gunther McBride set out to make every yard of the running under Richard Johnson, but his jumping was harum-scarum.
- Van Wyk's narrator, a harum-scarum, hard-drinking journalist called Scara Nhlabatsi, relishes all manner of rude jokes, bawdy abuse, malapropisms and puns and provides a slew of images of the vulgar excess of power.
- Rob Hayles catapulted across our Olympic consciousness at the end of a harum-scarum event called the Madison.
- She told me a harum-scarum tale of running through a forest in the middle of the stormy.
- She had been running for four days now, a harum-scarum tumbling flight through passages and tunnels.
Synonyms reckless, impetuous, impulsive, imprudent, rash, wild, daredevil, madcap, precipitous, precipitate, frivolous, hot-headed, hare-brained, giddy, foolhardy, thoughtless, incautious, careless, heedless, hasty, overhasty informal devil-may-care, scatty, dotty, dippy British informal divvy rare temerarious
noun ˌhɛːrəmˈskɛːrəmˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəm A reckless, impetuous person. 轻率鲁莽的，冲动的 Example sentencesExamples - He was a harum-scarum sort of inventor and putterer, but he did engineer a two cycle machine in 1865. It ran, but somewhat crudely.
- She looked with disfavor upon the young beaver's suit because he was a harum-scarum and a ne'er-do-well.
- But if Mr. Grace failed to sympathize with the harum-scarums, he nonetheless managed them well. He was quite a disciplinarian.
OriginLate 17th century (as an adverb): reduplication based on hare and scare. Definition of harum-scarum in US English: harum-scarumadjectiveˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəmˌherəmˈskerəm Reckless; impetuous. 轻率鲁莽的，冲动的 she shall be frightened out of her wits by your harum-scarum ways Example sentencesExamples - She told me a harum-scarum tale of running through a forest in the middle of the stormy.
- Van Wyk's narrator, a harum-scarum, hard-drinking journalist called Scara Nhlabatsi, relishes all manner of rude jokes, bawdy abuse, malapropisms and puns and provides a slew of images of the vulgar excess of power.
- Favourite Gunther McBride set out to make every yard of the running under Richard Johnson, but his jumping was harum-scarum.
- She had been running for four days now, a harum-scarum tumbling flight through passages and tunnels.
- Rob Hayles catapulted across our Olympic consciousness at the end of a harum-scarum event called the Madison.
Synonyms reckless, impetuous, impulsive, imprudent, rash, wild, daredevil, madcap, precipitous, precipitate, frivolous, hot-headed, hare-brained, giddy, foolhardy, thoughtless, incautious, careless, heedless, hasty, overhasty
nounˌhɛrəmˈskɛrəmˌherəmˈskerəm A reckless, impetuous person. 轻率鲁莽的，冲动的 Example sentencesExamples - But if Mr. Grace failed to sympathize with the harum-scarums, he nonetheless managed them well. He was quite a disciplinarian.
- He was a harum-scarum sort of inventor and putterer, but he did engineer a two cycle machine in 1865. It ran, but somewhat crudely.
- She looked with disfavor upon the young beaver's suit because he was a harum-scarum and a ne'er-do-well.
OriginLate 17th century (as an adverb): reduplication based on hare and scare. |