Harum-scarum (Adjective)
Meaning
Cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He was a harum-scarum young man, always spending his paycheck on lavish parties and spontaneous vacations.
- The harum-scarum attitude of the startup's CEO was both inspiring and terrifying to the investors.
- After a string of failed relationships, she adopted a harum-scarum approach to dating, never staying with anyone for too long.
- The harum-scarum lifestyle of the rockstar was the stuff of legend, with tales of trashed hotel rooms and reckless spending.
- As a teenager, she had a harum-scarum phase, skipping school to attend music festivals and ignoring her parents' warnings.