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

Examples of adulterine in a Sentence

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