Added 9 October 2026
promiscuous
/pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ adjective
In Latin: promiscuus Wiktionary
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- Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
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Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
- Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
Origin
From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).
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