prō-miscŭus

prō-miscŭus (collat. form prōmis-cŭs, Gell. 11, 16, 8; 16, 13, 4; Liv. 5, 13, 7; prob. also ante-class.; v. below the adv. promiscam), a, um, adj. [misceo].

Lit., mixed, not separate or distinct, without distinction, in common, indiscriminate, promiscuous (as adj. not in Cic. or Cæs.):

opera promiscua,

Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 138: conubia, i. e. between patricians and plebeians, Liv 4, 2; cf.:

consulatum promiscuum patribus ac plebi facere,

id. 7, 21. multitudo, of patricians and plebeians, Tac. A. 12, 7:

vulgus,

Vulg. Exod. 12, 38:

promiscua omnium generum caedes,

Liv. 2, 30 fin.:

sepultura,

Tac. A. 16, 16 fin.:

jus,

id. ib. 4, 16:

spectaculum,

to which all are admitted without distinction, id. ib. 14, 14:

divina atque humana promiscua habere,

Sall. C. 12, 2:

privatae et promiscuae copiae,

common, general, public, Tac. H. 1, 66:

promiscuos feminarum concubitus permittere,

Just. 3, 4, 5. —With object-clause:

muta ista et inanima (sc. tecta) intercidere ac reparari promiscua sunt,

may be destroyed and restored again, Tac. H. 1, 84 fin. —In neutr. absol.:

in promiscuo licentiam atque improbitatem esse voluit,

to be universal, Liv. 29, 17; 34, 44; 40, 51:

nec arma in promiscuo, sed clausa sub custode,

i. e. in every man's hands, Tac. G. 44.—

In partic., in gram., epicene:

promiscuum nomen, i. e. epicoenum,

Quint. 1, 4, 24.—

Transf., common, usual (very rare and not ante-Aug.):

promiscua ac vilia mercari,

Tac. G. 5 fin.:

varia promiscaque cogitatio,

Gell. 11, 16, 8 (al. promiscua):

opinionis tam promiscae errores,

id. 16, 13, 4.—Hence, adv., in three forms.

Form prōmiscam (acc. form from promiscus), in common, indiscriminately, promiscuously (ante-class.): promiscam dicebant pro promiscue, Paul. ex Fest. p. 224 Müll.:

ut meā laetitiā laetus promiscam siet,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 5, 11: cetera promiscam voluit communia haberi, Varr. ap. Non. 361, 25.—

Form prōmiscē, in common, indiscriminately, indifferently (post-class.), Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 72 B. and K.; Cic. Font. 6, 12; Liv. 3, 47, 5 Weissenb.: indistincte atque promisce annotare, Gell. praef. § 2;

7, 3, 52: promisce atque indefinite largiri,

id. 2, 24, 7:

verbo uti,

id. 10, 21, 2.—

Form prōmiscŭē (the class. form), in common, promiscuously: (mares et feminae) promiscue in fluminibus perluuntur, * Caes. B. G. 6, 21 fin.:

promiscue puberes atque negotiatores interficere,

Sall. J. 26, 3:

promiscue toto quam proprie parvā frui parte (Campi Martii) malletis,

Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 85; id. Font. 6, 22; Liv. 5, 55; Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130 al.