A Topical Dictionary: Search for adulterous

Dictionary Results For "adulterous" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Adjective

Of, or characterized by adultery.

ar:adulterous fr:adulterous hu:adulterous pt:adulterous te:adulterous vi:adulterous

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Adulterous \A*dul"ter*ous\, a.
1. Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery;
illicit. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

2. Characterized by adulteration; spurious. "An adulterous
mixture." [Obs.] --Smollett.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet adulterous
adj 1: characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship";
"extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular
activities of a philandering husband" [syn: extramarital,
extracurricular]
2: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and
wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: cheating(a), two-timing(a)]