2. Characterized by adulteration; spurious. ``An adulterous mixture.'' [Obs.] --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
adulterous — adul·ter·ous /ə dəl tə rəs/ adj: relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery adul·ter·ous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
adulterous — (adj.) c.1400, avoutrious addicted to adultery, from obsolete verb adulter (see ADULTERER (Cf. adulterer)) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
adulterous — [adj] unfaithful cheating, doublecrossing*, extracurricular*, fast and loose*, illicit, immoral, moonlighting*, speedy*, twofaced*, two timing*, unchaste; concept 372 Ant. chaste, clean, pure, virginal … New thesaurus
adulterous — [ə dul′tər əs] adj. relating to, characterized by, or guilty of, adultery adulterously adv … English World dictionary
adulterous — adjective Date: 1558 relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery < an adulterous affair > < an adulterous wife > • adulterously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
adulterous — [[t]ədʌ̱ltərəs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An adulterous relationship is a sexual relationship between a married person and someone they are not married to. An adulterous person is someone who commits adultery … English dictionary
adulterous — adulterously, adv. /euh dul teuhr euhs/, adj. characterized by or involved in adultery; illicit: an adulterous relationship. [1400 50; ADULTER(Y) + OUS; r. late ME avoutrious] * * * … Universalium
adulterous — adj. Adulterous is used with these nouns: ↑affair, ↑liaison … Collocations dictionary
adulterous — adultery ► NOUN ▪ voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. DERIVATIVES adulterous adjective … English terms dictionary
adulterous — adjective Of, or characterized by adultery … Wiktionary
