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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Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The 1930s were tumultuous years in the strenuous, tempestuous, frequently adulterous relationship between Rivera and Kahlo.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Things only get worse for Rusty when prosecutors, including Della Guarda (Fagbenle) and Tommy Molto (Sarsgaard) name him the prime suspect, and his wife, Barbara (Negga), and kids (Chase Infiniti and Kingston Rumi Southwick) are forced to confront his adulterous past.
—EW.com, 12 July 2024
Called in the ancient church the Pericope Adulterae, this is the story of elders who test Jesus by bringing to him an adulterous woman.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The 1930s were tumultuous years in the strenuous, tempestuous, frequently adulterous relationship between Rivera and Kahlo.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
Things only get worse for Rusty when prosecutors, including Della Guarda (Fagbenle) and Tommy Molto (Sarsgaard) name him the prime suspect, and his wife, Barbara (Negga), and kids (Chase Infiniti and Kingston Rumi Southwick) are forced to confront his adulterous past.
—EW.com, 12 July 2024
Called in the ancient church the Pericope Adulterae, this is the story of elders who test Jesus by bringing to him an adulterous woman.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 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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