harum-scarum
adjective/ˌheərəm ˈskeərəm/
/ˌherəm ˈskerəm/, /ˌhærəm ˈskærəm/
(old-fashioned)- behaving in a wild and sometimes careless wayMore Like This Reduplicative wordsReduplicative wordsWord Originlate 17th cent. (as an adverb): reduplication based on hare and scare.
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