adulterine

[ uh-duhl-tuh-reen, -tuh-rahyn ]

/ əˈdʌl təˌrin, -təˌraɪn /

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adjective

characterized by adulteration; spurious.

born of adultery.

of or involving adultery.

Origin of adulterine

1535–45; <Latin adulterīnus, equivalent to adulter adulterer, counterfeiter (see adulterer) + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby adulterine

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Example sentences from the Web for adulterine

Abrogation of every law establishing the civil inferiority of women and natural or adulterine children.
Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. Orth
No attempt, however, seems to have been made forcibly to dissolve the adulterine gilds.
Education in England in the Middle Ages|Albert William Parry
Under the treaty of Wallingford one thousand one hundred and fifteen adulterine castles were to be razed.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
He sent Stephen's mercenaries over the sea and (p. 140) completed the destruction of the 'adulterine castles.'
A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)|Samuel R. Gardiner.

British Dictionary definitions for adulterine

adulterine

/ (əˈdʌltərɪn, -ˌriːn, -ˌraɪn) /

adjective

of or made by adulteration; fake

conceived in adulteryan adulterine child

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单词	adulterine
释义	adulterine [ uh-duhl-tuh-reen, -tuh-rahyn ] / əˈdʌl təˌrin, -təˌraɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulterine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective characterized by adulteration; spurious. born of adultery. of or involving adultery. Origin of adulterine 1535–45; <Latin adulterīnus, equivalent to adulter adulterer, counterfeiter (see adulterer) + -īnus-ine¹ Words nearby adulterine adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery, adultescent, adult Fanconi's syndrome, adult home Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulterine Abrogation of every law establishing the civil inferiority of women and natural or adulterine children. Socialism and Democracy in Europe\|Samuel P. Orth No attempt, however, seems to have been made forcibly to dissolve the adulterine gilds. Education in England in the Middle Ages\|Albert William Parry Under the treaty of Wallingford one thousand one hundred and fifteen adulterine castles were to be razed. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various He sent Stephen's mercenaries over the sea and (p. 140) completed the destruction of the 'adulterine castles.' A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)\|Samuel R. Gardiner. British Dictionary definitions for adulterine adulterine / (əˈdʌltərɪn, -ˌriːn, -ˌraɪn) / adjective of or made by adulteration; fake conceived in adulteryan adulterine child 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 Words related to adulterine cheating, untrue, deceitful, faithless, fickle, inconstant, incontinent, perfidious, recreant, shifty, snaky, traitorous, treacherous, two-faced, two-timing, unreliable, untrustworthy, wicked, false-hearted, sneaking
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adulterine

adjective

Origin of adulterine

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Example sentences from the Web for adulterine

British Dictionary definitions for adulterine

adjective

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