adulterine
adjective
adul·ter·ine ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrīn 
-ˌrēn
1
a
: marked by adulteration : spurious
b
: illegal
2
: born of adultery
Synonyms
- adulterate
- adulterous
- extracurricular
- extramarital
- two-timing
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Example Sentences
adulterine fiction often portrays the illicit lovers sympathetically
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adulterin, borrowed from Latin adulterīnus, from adulter adulterer + -īnus -ine entry 1
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
adulterine
adjective
as in extracurricular
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse adulterine fiction often portrays the illicit lovers sympathetically Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- extracurricular
- adulterous
- extramarital
- adulterate
- promiscuous
- two-timing
- premarital