adulterous
adjective
adul·ter·ous
ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rəs 
: relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery
an adulterous affair
an adulterous wife
adulterously
adverb
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Examples of adulterous in a Sentence
had an adulterous affair that nearly destroyed his marriage
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The rebrand attempted to shake Ashley Madison’s reputation as a website for those seeking affairs — but the company appears to have returned to its adulterous roots.
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Allen also evokes Jean Renoir’s adulterous roundelay The Rules of the Game (widely considered the greatest film of all time) during Fanny’s country outing, when Jean indulges his taste for deer-hunting.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
Rush appeared as Marsha Russell, a woman caring for her teen daughter amid a messy divorce with an adulterous husband.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But the stories seemed to her more insidious and more familiar, too: The trope of the adulterous wife is as old as time.
—Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Allen also evokes Jean Renoir’s adulterous roundelay The Rules of the Game (widely considered the greatest film of all time) during Fanny’s country outing, when Jean indulges his taste for deer-hunting.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
Rush appeared as Marsha Russell, a woman caring for her teen daughter amid a messy divorce with an adulterous husband.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But the stories seemed to her more insidious and more familiar, too: The trope of the adulterous wife is as old as time.
—Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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adulterous
adjective
adul·ter·ous
ə-ˈdəl-tə-rəs
: relating to, characterized by, or given to adultery
adulterously
adverb
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