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[ uh-duhl-ter-is, -tris ] / əˈdʌl tər ɪs, -trɪs /
nouna woman who commits adultery. Origin of adulteress1350–1400; adulter(er) + -ess; replacing Middle English avoutresse usage note for adulteressSee -ess. Words nearby adulteressadult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery, adultescent, adult Fanconi's syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulteressThis is at least better than the Code of Hammurabi, which considered the rape victim an adulteress. No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST By definition, of course, a cuckold is the “husband of an adulteress.” The Cuckolding Fetish: When Your Wife’s Cheating Turns You On|Aurora Snow|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST She seemed almost to fear that too great familiarity with Lilly would bring down upon her own head the sin of the adulteress. The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann And afterward they had received her into their home when she had been declared an adulteress. The Old Yellow Book|Anonymous
Whatever may be the punishment of the adulteress, I merit it. The Princess of Bagdad|Alexandre Dumas A woman who kills herself is, so to speak, not an adulteress. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant 1850-1893 She shall die the death of a traitress and adulteress, well merited both by the laws of God and man! Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for adulteress
nouna woman who has committed adultery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |