Definition of adulterous in English:

adulterous

adjective əˈdʌlt(ə)rəsəˈdəlt(ə)rəs

Of or involving adultery.
通奸的，不贞的
an adulterous affair
通奸。
Example sentencesExamples
- Given the nature of the protagonists, it was hard to believe the tales of a torrid, adulterous affair were true.
- In his short fiction Man-Eating Cats, he describes an adulterous affair not in terms of mere love but as total and complete empathy.
- The veneer of middle-class respectability is laid bare for the cheating, backstabbing and adulterous world it really is in Leslie Darbon's play.
- It was still an adulterous affair, but the time-travel device distanced the audience from the fact.
- An important point under Scots law is that an adulterous spouse cannot raise a divorce action, and it may not be in the best interests of the aggrieved spouse to do so.
- And at the heart of the book lies one of the most marvellous depictions of an adulterous affair in fiction.
- Their adulterous love affair was discovered by the woman's husband.
- The opera deals with a Protestant minister who publicly forgives his wife after discovering she has had an adulterous affair in his absence.
- Assume this to be a joke, an illness or a cover for an adulterous affair.
- Well, I mean, it's very rare you see the defense bringing in adulterous affairs on the part of their client!
- He was the result of an adulterous wartime affair.
- From two monologues we hear many voices describing the lovers' adulterous affair and their plan to kill Kesa's husband.
- And for a man who for so long struggled to find fulfilment in love - even in an adulterous affair - the loss of the illusion might be hard to bear.
- Perhaps he feared that John might have forced him to give up his adulterous affair with his brother's wife Herodias?
- Its realistic portrayal of an adulterous affair was also very daring for the time.
- His tie to her will last longer than most adulterous liaisons.
- It turns out that Hermanus is an adulterous hotbed of extramarital affairs.
- One of the factors that intensifies the excitement and tension of an adulterous affair is the danger of being caught.
- They reasoned that after an adulterous three-year affair he was simply trying to do the right thing.
- Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance star as a couple whose wordless, adulterous affair descends into paranoia and self-destruction.
Synonyms
unfaithful, faithless, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unreliable, untrustworthy, false, false-hearted, deceiving, deceitful, treacherous, traitorous
extramarital
informal cheating, two-timing

Derivatives

adulterously

adverb

He perceives her as a woman who as a child saw her father adulterously kiss a neighbor.
Example sentencesExamples
- George is already kicking over the traces - spending too much, drinking too much, gambling too much and, as Amelia dare not admit to herself, consorting adulterously with other women.
- A heterosexually oriented celibate will sin adulterously with a married woman or be guilty of fornication with an unmarried one.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from the obsolete noun adulter 'adulterer' (see adultery) + -ous.

Definition of adulterous in US English:

adulterous

adjectiveəˈdəlt(ə)rəsəˈdəlt(ə)rəs

Of or involving adultery.
通奸的，不贞的
an adulterous affair
通奸。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its realistic portrayal of an adulterous affair was also very daring for the time.
- The opera deals with a Protestant minister who publicly forgives his wife after discovering she has had an adulterous affair in his absence.
- One of the factors that intensifies the excitement and tension of an adulterous affair is the danger of being caught.
- The veneer of middle-class respectability is laid bare for the cheating, backstabbing and adulterous world it really is in Leslie Darbon's play.
- Well, I mean, it's very rare you see the defense bringing in adulterous affairs on the part of their client!
- His tie to her will last longer than most adulterous liaisons.
- And at the heart of the book lies one of the most marvellous depictions of an adulterous affair in fiction.
- Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance star as a couple whose wordless, adulterous affair descends into paranoia and self-destruction.
- They reasoned that after an adulterous three-year affair he was simply trying to do the right thing.
- And for a man who for so long struggled to find fulfilment in love - even in an adulterous affair - the loss of the illusion might be hard to bear.
- Given the nature of the protagonists, it was hard to believe the tales of a torrid, adulterous affair were true.
- From two monologues we hear many voices describing the lovers' adulterous affair and their plan to kill Kesa's husband.
- It was still an adulterous affair, but the time-travel device distanced the audience from the fact.
- Perhaps he feared that John might have forced him to give up his adulterous affair with his brother's wife Herodias?
- It turns out that Hermanus is an adulterous hotbed of extramarital affairs.
- He was the result of an adulterous wartime affair.
- Their adulterous love affair was discovered by the woman's husband.
- An important point under Scots law is that an adulterous spouse cannot raise a divorce action, and it may not be in the best interests of the aggrieved spouse to do so.
- Assume this to be a joke, an illness or a cover for an adulterous affair.
- In his short fiction Man-Eating Cats, he describes an adulterous affair not in terms of mere love but as total and complete empathy.
Synonyms
unfaithful, faithless, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unreliable, untrustworthy, false, false-hearted, deceiving, deceitful, treacherous, traitorous

Origin

Mid 16th century: from the obsolete noun adulter ‘adulterer’ (see adultery) + -ous.

词汇	adulterous
释义	Definition of adulterous in English: adulterous adjective əˈdʌlt(ə)rəsəˈdəlt(ə)rəs Of or involving adultery. 通奸的，不贞的 an adulterous affair 通奸。 Example sentencesExamples Given the nature of the protagonists, it was hard to believe the tales of a torrid, adulterous affair were true. In his short fiction Man-Eating Cats, he describes an adulterous affair not in terms of mere love but as total and complete empathy. The veneer of middle-class respectability is laid bare for the cheating, backstabbing and adulterous world it really is in Leslie Darbon's play. It was still an adulterous affair, but the time-travel device distanced the audience from the fact. An important point under Scots law is that an adulterous spouse cannot raise a divorce action, and it may not be in the best interests of the aggrieved spouse to do so. And at the heart of the book lies one of the most marvellous depictions of an adulterous affair in fiction. Their adulterous love affair was discovered by the woman's husband. The opera deals with a Protestant minister who publicly forgives his wife after discovering she has had an adulterous affair in his absence. Assume this to be a joke, an illness or a cover for an adulterous affair. Well, I mean, it's very rare you see the defense bringing in adulterous affairs on the part of their client! He was the result of an adulterous wartime affair. From two monologues we hear many voices describing the lovers' adulterous affair and their plan to kill Kesa's husband. And for a man who for so long struggled to find fulfilment in love - even in an adulterous affair - the loss of the illusion might be hard to bear. Perhaps he feared that John might have forced him to give up his adulterous affair with his brother's wife Herodias? Its realistic portrayal of an adulterous affair was also very daring for the time. His tie to her will last longer than most adulterous liaisons. It turns out that Hermanus is an adulterous hotbed of extramarital affairs. One of the factors that intensifies the excitement and tension of an adulterous affair is the danger of being caught. They reasoned that after an adulterous three-year affair he was simply trying to do the right thing. Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance star as a couple whose wordless, adulterous affair descends into paranoia and self-destruction. Synonyms unfaithful, faithless, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unreliable, untrustworthy, false, false-hearted, deceiving, deceitful, treacherous, traitorous extramarital informal cheating, two-timing Derivatives adulterously adverb He perceives her as a woman who as a child saw her father adulterously kiss a neighbor. Example sentencesExamples George is already kicking over the traces - spending too much, drinking too much, gambling too much and, as Amelia dare not admit to herself, consorting adulterously with other women. A heterosexually oriented celibate will sin adulterously with a married woman or be guilty of fornication with an unmarried one. Origin Mid 16th century: from the obsolete noun adulter 'adulterer' (see adultery) + -ous. Definition of adulterous in US English: adulterous adjectiveəˈdəlt(ə)rəsəˈdəlt(ə)rəs Of or involving adultery. 通奸的，不贞的 an adulterous affair 通奸。 Example sentencesExamples Its realistic portrayal of an adulterous affair was also very daring for the time. The opera deals with a Protestant minister who publicly forgives his wife after discovering she has had an adulterous affair in his absence. One of the factors that intensifies the excitement and tension of an adulterous affair is the danger of being caught. The veneer of middle-class respectability is laid bare for the cheating, backstabbing and adulterous world it really is in Leslie Darbon's play. Well, I mean, it's very rare you see the defense bringing in adulterous affairs on the part of their client! His tie to her will last longer than most adulterous liaisons. And at the heart of the book lies one of the most marvellous depictions of an adulterous affair in fiction. Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance star as a couple whose wordless, adulterous affair descends into paranoia and self-destruction. They reasoned that after an adulterous three-year affair he was simply trying to do the right thing. And for a man who for so long struggled to find fulfilment in love - even in an adulterous affair - the loss of the illusion might be hard to bear. Given the nature of the protagonists, it was hard to believe the tales of a torrid, adulterous affair were true. From two monologues we hear many voices describing the lovers' adulterous affair and their plan to kill Kesa's husband. It was still an adulterous affair, but the time-travel device distanced the audience from the fact. Perhaps he feared that John might have forced him to give up his adulterous affair with his brother's wife Herodias? It turns out that Hermanus is an adulterous hotbed of extramarital affairs. He was the result of an adulterous wartime affair. Their adulterous love affair was discovered by the woman's husband. An important point under Scots law is that an adulterous spouse cannot raise a divorce action, and it may not be in the best interests of the aggrieved spouse to do so. Assume this to be a joke, an illness or a cover for an adulterous affair. In his short fiction Man-Eating Cats, he describes an adulterous affair not in terms of mere love but as total and complete empathy. Synonyms unfaithful, faithless, disloyal, untrue, inconstant, fickle, flighty, unreliable, untrustworthy, false, false-hearted, deceiving, deceitful, treacherous, traitorous Origin Mid 16th century: from the obsolete noun adulter ‘adulterer’ (see adultery) + -ous.
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