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What does promiscuous mean?

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Adjective
  1. Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
  2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
  3. (networking) The mode in which a NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
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Hence the virginal Elizabeth, who was chaste and civilised where her queenly predecessor was promiscuous and barbaric.
There's a difference between being promiscuous and making serious strategic bets that may be the cause for regrets.
The only reason he turned her down is because this rumor got started that Christy was the most promiscuous girl at our school.
Apparently that meant I was young, preppy-looking, and potentially very promiscuous.
So, not only are the students feckless, lazy, promiscuous and drunk, they're also liars.
Anyone who is sexually promiscuous is of increased risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection.

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