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Word: Adulterous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from the obsolete noun adulter ‘adulterer’ (see adultery) + -ous, replacing an earlier form auoutryouse (late Middle English), from Anglo-Norman French avoutere ‘adulterer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdʌlt(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or involving adultery
Short Definition:of or involving adultery
Examples:- an adulterous affair
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