Definition of promiscuous
1
: having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
2
: not restricted to one class, sort, or person : indiscriminate
education … cheapened through the promiscuous distribution of diplomas— Norman Cousins
4
: composed of all sorts of persons or things
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The first known use of promiscuous was in 1570
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