Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRO-MIS'CU-OUS, a. [L. promiscuus; pro and misceo, to mix.]

1. Mingled; consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass. A wild where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot. – Pope.
2. Common; indiscriminate; not restricted to an individual; as, promiscuous love or intercourse.