Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective.
- adjective Random; haphazard.
- adjective Confused; chaotic.
- adjective Unrestrained or wanton; profligate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not discriminate; not carefully discriminated or discriminating, undistinguishing; promiscuous: as, indiscriminate praise; an indiscriminate faultfinder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
care or makingdistinctions ,thoughtless .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not marked by fine distinctions
- adjective failing to make or recognize distinctions
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Examples
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Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.
Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011
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Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.
Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011
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He also condemned what he called the indiscriminate firing of projectiles towards Israeli civilian areas by Palestinian militants.
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He also condemned what he called the indiscriminate firing of projectiles towards Israeli civilian areas by Palestinian militants.
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Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.
Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011
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Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.
Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011
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Republican governors told Mr. Obama they had qualms about what they called indiscriminate federal spending.
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Church, but he does not believe in what he calls indiscriminate charity.
The Silent Isle Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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Mrs. Walter Powell sometimes ventured to take Aurora to task on the folly and sinfulness of what she called indiscriminate almsgiving; but Mrs. Mellish would pour such a flood of eloquence upon her antagonist that the ensign's widow was always glad to retire from the unequal contest.
Aurora Floyd. A Novel Mary Elizabeth 1863
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On the outside looking in, China, Russia and India remain highly critical of what they call indiscriminate'' coalition bombing of civilians.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011
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