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Meanings of promiscuously in English

Portuguese
aleatoriamente

In an indiscriminate manner.

aleatoriamente

In a licentious and promiscuous manner.

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Examples for "wantonly"
Examples for "wantonly"
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In other words, I wantonly ignite barns that belong to other people.
The Elephant Vanishes
2
This is the third calamity in which he has wantonly involved himself.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
3
Wars would, in general, be more speedily concluded, and less wantonly undertaken.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
4
Prisoners were murdered in cold blood and women were wantonly shot down.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
5
Never were the environs of a city so wantonly and recklessly degraded.
Worldly Ways & Byways
1
Conjecture, though it be sometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentiously indulged.
Preface to Shakespeare
2
But shall I on this account run riot and write licentiously?
The Works of Horace
3
The Ranters mingled a little truth with much error-abused their Christian liberty-andlived licentiously, and were a scandal to religion.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
4
His youth was distinguished by all the tumult and storm of pleasures, in which he most licentiously triumphed, disdaining all decorum.
Letters to His Son, 1749 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
5
For instance, he appointed a guardian over a certain senator that lived licentiously, as he might have done for a child.
Dio's Rome, Volume 4 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
Usage of promiscuously in English
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With them dwell promiscuously all the young unmarried women of the tribe.
African Camp Fires
2
People of all the different tribes meet and mingle promiscuously among themselves.
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools
3
I daresay you have thrown it into a drawer or somewhere, promiscuously.
Hard Cash
4
Here they sit down promiscuously, and dine at so much a head.
Travels through France and Italy
5
At night they are more plentiful, and seem to be aimed promiscuously.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
6
Chimpanzees live in multi-male and multi-female communities, promiscuously mating with each other.
BBC
7
Fuel, cooking-apparatus, food, bag and baggage, are thrown promiscuously under the seats.
What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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Books, clothing, plates and pots, wood and food were scattered about promiscuously.
Confessions of Boyhood
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And didn't I present it to you promiscuously, with the best intentions?
The Law and the Lady
10
This process depends on their capacity to express promiscuously genes encoding tissue-restricted antigens.
Pubmed
11
Male and female beasts herd promiscuously together; so do the Europeans.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
12
The high-hole appears to drum more promiscuously than does the downy.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
13
Firearms are dangerous, and it is against the law to use them promiscuously.
The Mountains
14
Evidently knives had flown promiscuously about in another cyclone, he said.
The Way of the Wind
15
They are too precious to be carried promiscuously about the country.
Quill's Window
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A ferry steamed past, promiscuously scattering cinders and fragments of conversation.
The devil she knows
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Promiscuously through the time
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