Hypertext Webster Gateway: "promiscuous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Promiscuous \Pro*mis"cu*ous\, a. [L. promiscuus; pro before, in
place of, for + miscere to mix. See {Mix}. ]
1. Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without
order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a
promiscuous crowd or mass.
A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot.
--Pope.
2. Distributed or applied without order or discrimination;
not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate;
as, promiscuous love or intercourse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
promiscuous
adj 1: not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was
criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of
campaign money"
2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
"wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {sluttish},
{wanton}]
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