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indiscriminate

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in⋅dis⋅crim⋅i⋅nate

  [in-di-skrim-uh-nit]
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–adjective
1. not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
2. not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless: indiscriminate slaughter.
3. not kept apart or divided; thrown together; jumbled: an indiscriminate combination of colors and styles.
Origin:
1590–1600; in- 3 + discriminate (adj.)

Related forms:
in⋅dis⋅crim⋅i⋅nate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅dis⋅crim⋅i⋅nate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See miscellaneous. 3. mixed.
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in·dis·crim·i·nate   (ĭn'dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective: an indiscriminate shopper; indiscriminate taste in music.

  2. Random; haphazard: indiscriminate violence; an indiscriminate assortment of used books for sale.

  3. Confused; chaotic: the indiscriminate policies of the previous administration.

  4. Unrestrained or wanton; profligate: indiscriminate spending.

in'dis·crim'i·nate·ly adv., in'dis·crim'i·nate·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

indiscriminate  (adj.)
1649, from in- "not" + discriminate (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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