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Promiscuous

//pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.

    "Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof."

  2. 2
    Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.

    "A sail caught by a promiscuous wind."

  3. 3
    Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.

    "X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous. X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed. X has committed emotional or psychological abuse against X’s spouse."

  4. 4
    The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Adjective
  1. 1
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior wordnet
  2. 2
    not selective of a single class or person wordnet

Etymology

From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).

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