promiscuously
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a sexually indiscriminate or licentious manner: Engaging in sexual activity with many different partners, often casually and without commitment.
- In a random, indiscriminate, or non-selective manner: Mixing, choosing, or gathering things or ideas without careful selection or order.
Usage Examples
Adverb (Licentious sense):
- He was accused of living promiscuously and without regard for social conventions.
- The novel's protagonist drifts promiscuously from one affair to the next.
Adverb (Indiscriminate sense):
- She reads promiscuously, picking up everything from classic literature to supermarket tabloids.
- The artist collected materials promiscuously, using whatever he found on the street.
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe intellectual or aesthetic lack of discrimination:
- The software's code was promiscuously patched together from various open-source libraries, leading to instability.
- His taste in decor was promiscuously eclectic, mixing high art with kitsch.
Variants and Related Words
Promiscuous (adjective): Characterized by a lack of discrimination or selectivity; licentious.
- He had a promiscuous appetite for all genres of film.
- The promiscuous sharing of passwords is a security risk.
Promiscuity (noun): The state or quality of being promiscuous.
- The study examined the genetic implications of sexual promiscuity in certain species.
Synonyms
- Indiscriminately: In a way that does not show careful choice or judgment.
- Licentiously: In a sexually unrestrained or immoral way.
- Haphazardly: In a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.
Antonyms
- Selectively: By careful selection; not broadly or randomly.
- Chastely: In a virtuous manner, abstaining from extramarital or all sexual activity.
- Discriminately: With good judgment or discernment.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To mix promiscuously": To combine or socialize without restriction or barriers.
- At the university, students from all backgrounds mixed promiscuously.
- "Promiscuous sharing": The careless or widespread distribution of something (e.g., information, files).
- Promiscuous sharing of personal data online can have serious consequences.
Adverb
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in a licentious and promiscuous manner
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this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously
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in an indiscriminate manner
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she reads promiscuously
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