promiscuous
Meaning
- Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
- Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
- Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
- The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
Synonyms
miscel-laneous
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/
Etymology
From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).
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