extramarital

adjective

ex·​tra·​mar·​i·​tal ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl How to pronounce extramarital (audio)
-ˈma-rə-
: of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair

Examples of extramarital in a Sentence

she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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This raised the possibility of an extramarital relationship gone sour. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 Personal scandals are harder to survive For most people, personal indiscretions – such as having an extramarital affair or abusing drugs – are a private matter. Michael Nalick, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025 In 2022, a combination of fan sleuthing and online drama publicly revealed that Ned was having an extramarital affair with a Try Guys producer. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025 That was four months after Herchen’s first wife died, though the two were already engaged in an extramarital affair, according to court records. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extramarital

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of extramarital was in 1925

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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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extramarital

adjective
ex·​tra·​mar·​i·​tal ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl How to pronounce extramarital (audio)
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse

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