adulterine

adjective

ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrīn How to pronounce adulterine (audio)
Definition of adulterinenext
as in extracurricular
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse adulterine fiction often portrays the illicit lovers sympathetically

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  1. extracurricular
  2. adulterous
  3. extramarital
Adjective
  • Berry is responsible for their son's private school tuition, 100% of his extracurricular activities and his health care.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The grades reflect each school’s performance across factors such as academics, teachers, resources, extracurricular activities and college preparation.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracurricular
Adjective
  • Their adulterous bubble temporarily burst in 1938, when Olivier left for Los Angeles to shoot Wuthering Heights.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Fiction is inherently adulterous.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of adulterous
Adjective
  • At work, Satoko attempts to create a campaign for a new Korean baseball drama that her company is releasing, but after hours she is involved in an extramarital affair with a business associate, Muramoto (Joe Odagiri).
    — James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In the space of a few paragraphs, Ned will abandon and recover his child, bungle an extramarital affair, win and lose, experience ecstasy and dejection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of extramarital
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“Adulterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterine. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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