harum-scarum in English

adjective
1
reckless; impetuous.
she shall be frightened out of her wits by your harum-scarum ways
synonyms:recklessimpetuousimpulsiveimprudentrashwilddaredevilmadcaphotheadedharebrainedfoolhardyincautiouscarelessheedlessdevil-may-caretemerarious
noun
1
a reckless or impetuous person.
She looked with disfavor upon the young beaver's suit because he was a harum-scarum and a ne'er-do-well.
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Use "harum-scarum" in a sentence

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1. Only just giddy, and harum-scarum, you know.

2. Her mother was a dear woman, slipshod, harum - scarum.

3. The mistakes in my work are caused by my harum-scarum.

4. Just yesterday it seems you were a harum-scarum child with dirty hands and a willful heart.

5. Rob Hayles Catapulted across our Olympic consciousness at the end of a harum-scarum event called the Madison

6. My son does his homework harum-scarum, and that is why his schoolwork is so poor.

7. To Jo alone did the shy child tell her thoughts, and over her big harum-scarum sister Beth unconsciously exercised more influence than anyone in the family.