Promiscuous
[prə'mɪskjʊəs] or [prə'mɪskjuəs]
Definition
(adj.) not selective of a single class or person; 'Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money' .
Checked by Gwen--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass.
(a.) Distributed or applied without order or discrimination; not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate; as, promiscuous love or intercourse.
Typist: Robinson
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Mixed, mingled, miscellaneous, indiscriminate, confused.
Typist: Meg
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Mingled,[See {[cooFRO]?}], undistinguished, unselected, unarranged,undistributed, unassorted, common, unreserved, casual, disorderly, unordered
ANT:Sorted, select, orderly, arranged, distributed, reserved, as_sorted, exclusive,nice
Inputed by Kurt
Definition
adj. mixed: confused: collected together without order: indiscriminate: not restricted to one individual: (prov.) casual accidental.—n. Promiscū′ity mixture without order or distinction: promiscuous sexual intercourse.—adv. Promis′cuously.—n. Promis′cuousness.
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Examples
- It is absurd to call him monogamous--he is naturally promiscuous. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As everyone who stayed in London or the east of England in 1917-18 knows, this means the promiscuous bombing of any and every centre of population. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As to his relations with women, they appeared to have been promiscuous but superficial. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Promiscuous pillaging, however, was discouraged and punished. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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