promiscuous
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not selective of a single class or person
Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money
Related & opposite
- indiscriminate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
her easy virtue
Related & opposite
- dissipation derivation
- promiscuity derivation
- licentiousness derivation
- slatternliness derivation
- wanton derivation
- unchaste similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | indiscriminate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissipation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | promiscuity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | licentiousness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slatternliness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wanton |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unchaste |