promiscuous /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ adjective4 •Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.A sail caught by a promiscuous wind. •(disapproving) Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners. •Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.Came singly where he stood on the bare strand, / While the promiscuous croud stood yet aloof. — 1667 •The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it. formsmore promiscuous · most promiscuous