|in+ adjective
Etymology: in- (I) + discriminate
1.
a.
(1) : not marked by discrimination : not marked by careful distinction : not evidencing discernment
indiscriminate reading habits
indiscriminate viewing of television programs
launched indiscriminate destruction
(2) : haphazard , random , hit-and-miss , sweeping
indiscriminate application of a law
indiscriminate censure
(3) : unrestrained , promiscuous
indiscriminate sexual intercourse
b.
(1) : not separated into distinct parts : jumbled , confused
the babble of the crowd was an indiscriminate mixture of several languages
(2) : motley , heterogeneous
a book filled with an indiscriminate assortment of pictures
2. : not exercising discrimination or discernment : not making careful distinctions : not carefully choosing : undiscriminating
a hospitable but not indiscriminate host — Sarah G. Bowerman
• in·discriminately “+ adverb
• in·discriminateness “+ noun