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Definition of
harum-scarum adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
harum-scarum
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˌhɛrəm ˈskɛrəm
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
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behaving in a wild and sometimes careless way
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harum-scarum
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