Adulterine Definition

ə-dŭltə-rīn, -rēn
adjective
Characterized by adulteration; spurious.
American Heritage
Of adultery.
Webster's New World
Due to adulteration.
Webster's New World

Born of adultery.

Wiktionary
Pertaining to adultery.
Wiktionary
noun

(rare) One born of an adulterous union.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Adulterine

Noun

Singular:
adulterine
Plural:
adulterines

Origin of Adulterine

  • Latin adulterīnus from adulter adulterer perhaps back-formation from adulterāre to pollute adulterate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin adulterinus

    From Wiktionary

Adulterine Sentence Examples

  • He expelled all Stephens mercenaries, took back into his hands the royal lands and castles which his predecessor had granted away, and destroyed hundreds of the adulterine castles which the barons and knights had built without leave during the years of the anarchy.

  • Yet in 1468 he married Joan of Portugal, and when she bore a daughter, first repudiated her as adulterine, and then claimed her for his own.

  • At the Elysee, Morny, adulterine son of Hortense, a hero of the Bourse and successful gambler, supported his half-brother by his energy and counsels.

  • Thus the English government was committed to the cause of one who was at best an adulterine bastard, while Shane appeared as champion of hereditary right (See O'Neill).

  • Even adulterine bastardy was no bar to a man becoming chief of his tribe, as in the case of Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone.

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