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promis·cu·ous·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. promiscuously, indiscriminatelyadverb

    in an indiscriminate manner

    "she reads promiscuously"

  2. licentiously, wantonly, promiscuouslyadverb

    in a licentious and promiscuous manner

    "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously"

Wiktionary

  1. promiscuouslyadverb

    In a promiscuous manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Promiscuouslyadverb

    With confused mixture; indiscriminately.

    Etymology: from promiscuous.

    We beheld where once stood Ilium, called Troy promiscuously of Tros. George Sandys, Journey.

    That generation, as the sacred writer modestly expresses it, married and gave in marriage without discretion or decency, but promiscuously, and with no better a guide than the impulses of a brutal appetite. John Woodward.

    Here might you see
    Barons and peasants on the embattled field,
    In one huge heap, promiscuously amast. Philips.

    Unaw’d by precepts human or divine,
    Like birds and beasts promiscuously they join. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. promiscuously

    Promiscuously typically refers to an individual or behavior that is indiscriminate, casual, or random especially when it comes to sexual partners. It can also mean mixed or mingled without discrimination or in a careless manner. The term often carries a negative connotation, suggesting lack of standards or principles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Promiscuouslyadverb

    in a promiscuous manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of promiscuously in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of promiscuously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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