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indiscriminant

indiscriminant is the nonstandard form of indiscriminate.

Meaning of indiscriminate

Adjective

indiscriminate (comparative more indiscriminate, superlative most indiscriminate)

  1. Not marked by discrimination or discernment; (by extension) confused, promiscuous.
    • Otanes […] commanded an indiscriminate slaughter, without regard to age or to place.1838, Connop Thirwall, History of Greece, volume II. xiv. 195
  2. Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.
    • How can anyone be so indiscriminate in making friends as he is?

Forms of indiscriminant

comparativemore indiscriminant
superlativemost indiscriminant

Questions about indiscriminant

What is indiscriminant the nonstandard form of?
Indiscriminant is the nonstandard form of indiscriminate.

Words near indiscriminant in the dictionary

  1. indiscretion
  2. indiscretional
  3. indiscretionary
  4. indiscretions
  5. indiscriminable
  6. indiscriminant
  7. indiscriminantly
  8. indiscriminate
  9. indiscriminated
  10. indiscriminately
  11. indiscriminateness

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