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promiscuously

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pro·mis·cu·ous  (pr-msky-s)
adj.
1. Having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners.
2. Lacking standards of selection; indiscriminate.
3. Casual; random.
4. Consisting of diverse, unrelated parts or individuals; confused: "Throngs promiscuous strew the level green" (Alexander Pope).
[From Latin prmiscuus, possessed equally : pr-, intensive pref.; see pro-1 + miscre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·miscu·ous·ly adv.
pro·miscu·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.promiscuously - in an indiscriminate manner; "she reads promiscuously"
indiscriminately
2.promiscuously - in a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"
licentiously, wantonly
Translations
promiscuously [prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ] ADV → promiscuamente
promiscuously
adv (sexually) → promisk, promiskuitiv (spec)
promiscuously [prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ] adv (behave) → promiscuamente, in modo promiscuo
promiscuously [prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ] adv (behave) → promiscuamente, in modo promiscuo


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From the fourth side the bones had been thrown down, and lay promiscuously upon the earth, forming at one point a mound of some size.
The Cask Of Amontillado by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Her boot-heels caught on a rug, several strings broke, her hat tipped over her eyes, and she plunged promiscuously into a chair, where she sat laughing so infectiously that all but Mrs.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
While this attack lasted, the family lived in constant fear of a conflagration, for the odor of burning wood pervaded the house at all hours, smoke issued from attic and shed with alarming frequency, red-hot pokers lay about promiscuously, and Hannah never went to bed without a pail of water and the dinner bell at her door in case of fire.
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