promiscuous

Etymology

From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).

adj

  1. Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
  2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
    A sail caught by a promiscuous wind.
  3. Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choosing said sexual partners.
    X spreads false rumours to third parties about X’s spouse being promiscuous. X’s spouse finds out about the rumours and is distressed. X has committed emotional or psychological abuse against X’s spouse. 2023, Parliament of Singapore, “Women’s Charter (Family Violence and Other Matters) (Amendment) Bill”, in Republic of Singapore Government Gazette(amendment)-bill-18-2023.pdf), page 5
  4. (networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.

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