noun
- A reckless impetuous irresponsible person.
- synonyms: daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic
adjective
- Cheerfully irresponsible.
- usage: "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
- synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, slaphappy
adverb
- In a wild or reckless manner.
- usage: "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs"
- synonyms: pell-mell
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