Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adulterous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Adulterous \A*dul"ter*ous\, a.
1. Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery;
illicit. --Dryden.

2. Characterized by adulteration; spurious. ``An adulterous
mixture.'' [Obs.] --Smollett.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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)}]


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