INDISCRIMINATE


Meaning of INDISCRIMINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-dis-ˈkrim-nət, -ˈkri-mə- ]

adjective

Date: circa 1598

1.

a. : not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment

indiscriminate reading habits

indiscriminate mass destruction

b. : haphazard , random

indiscriminate application of a law

2.

a. : promiscuous , unrestrained

indiscriminate sexual behavior

b. : heterogeneous , motley

an indiscriminate collection

• in·dis·crim·i·nate·ly adverb

• in·dis·crim·i·nate·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.