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Definition of Adulterous
1. Adjective. Characterized by adultery. "The extracurricular activities of a philandering husband"
2. Adjective. Not faithful to a spouse or lover. "A two-timing boyfriend"
Definition of Adulterous
1. a. Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery; illicit.
Definition of Adulterous
1. Adjective. Of, or characterized by adultery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adulterous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adulterous
Literary usage of Adulterous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on the Gospels, critical and explanatory by Melancthon Williams Jacobus (1863)
"be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful ... That is, of
adulterous and sinful generation. The term adulterous was commonly used by ..."
2. The General Principles of the Law of Evidence: In Their Application to the by Frank Sumner Rice (1894)
"adulterous Disposition may be Shown.—In proof of an unlawful sexual intercourse,
the adulterous disposition of the parties at the time may be shown. ..."
3. Ninety-six Sermons by Lancelot Andrewes (1849)
"But He answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a
sign, but no sign shall be given unto it, save the sign of the Prophet ..."
4. Estee's Pleadings, Practice, and Forms: Adapted to Actions and Special by Morris March Estee, Charles Theodore Boone (1898)
"Allegation of adulterous intercourse. Form No. 614. [TITLE.] That the defendant
has committed adultery with one AB, and ever since the day of , 18.., ..."
5. Estee's Pleadings, Practice, and Forms: Adapted to Actions and Special by Morris March Estee (1885)
"That the defendant has committed adultery with one AB, and ever since the ....
day of , 18. ., has been living in adulterous intercourse with him [her], ..."
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