extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-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
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Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
Recent Examples on the Web
In June, French outlet Voici published an article claiming Millepied had an extramarital affair.
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
Mateer learned in the same period that Paul had hired a woman who was a former mistress to Paxton and presumed that the new hire meant the extramarital affair between the two had started back up.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
The race was complicated by Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican ally who had all but officially endorsed Ms. Haley before he was swept up in a scandal over an extramarital affair.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
In return, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul allegedly employed a woman with whom Paxton had an extramarital affair and bankrolled the renovations of his million-dollar Austin home.
—Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
Detroit Free Press Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Advice Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
The Oscar winner, 42, and her French dancer husband's outing comes two months after a June report that emerged in French outlet Voici claimed Millepied, 46, had an extramarital affair.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
Mateer learned in the same period that Paul had hired a woman who was a former mistress to Paxton and presumed that the new hire meant the extramarital affair between the two had started back up.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
The race was complicated by Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican ally who had all but officially endorsed Ms. Haley before he was swept up in a scandal over an extramarital affair.
—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
In return, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul allegedly employed a woman with whom Paxton had an extramarital affair and bankrolled the renovations of his million-dollar Austin home.
—Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
Detroit Free Press Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Advice Dear Amy: My brother and I are the byproducts of extramarital affairs our mother had between 1943 and 1953, presumably to the same man.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
The Oscar winner, 42, and her French dancer husband's outing comes two months after a June report that emerged in French outlet Voici claimed Millepied, 46, had an extramarital affair.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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