1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Promiscuously

Definition of Promiscuously in English :

Define Promiscuously in English

Promiscuously meaning in English

Meaning of Promiscuously in English

Pronunciation of Promiscuously in English

Promiscuously pronunciation in English

Pronounce Promiscuously in English

Promiscuously

see synonyms of promiscuously

Adverb

1. indiscriminately, promiscuously

in an indiscriminate manner

Example Sentences:
'she reads promiscuously'

2. licentiously, promiscuously, wantonly

in a licentious and promiscuous manner

Example Sentences:
'this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Promiscuously

see synonyms of promiscuously
adjective
1. 
indulging in casual and indiscriminate sexual relationships
2. 
consisting of a number of dissimilar parts or elements mingled in a confused or indiscriminate manner
3. 
indiscriminate in selection
4. 
casual or heedless

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Promiscuously

see synonyms of promiscuously
adjective
1. 
consisting of different elements mixed together or mingled without sorting or discrimination
2. 
characterized by a lack of discrimination; specif., engaging in sexual intercourse indiscriminately or with many persons
3. 
without plan or purpose; casual

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Promiscuously

see synonyms of promiscuously
adj.
1. Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners.
2.
a. Lacking standards of selection; acting without careful judgment; indiscriminate: criticized him for being promiscuous in his friendships.
b. Showing little forethought or critical judgment; casual: the promiscuous use of the word "populism."
3. Consisting of diverse, unrelated parts or individuals; confused: "Throngs promiscuous strew the level green" (Alexander Pope).
4. Biology Having a variety of functions, targets, or hosts; nonselective: promiscuous enzymes; promiscuous drugs; a promiscuous parasite.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

instauration

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: fwrite(): write of 34 bytes failed with errno=28 No space left on device

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 263

Backtrace:

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_write_close(): Failed to write session data using user defined save handler. (session.save_path: /home/admin/tmp)

Filename: Unknown

Line Number: 0

Backtrace: