ADULTEROUS

adulterous, cheating, two-timing

(adjective) not faithful to a spouse or lover; “adulterous husbands and wives”; “a two-timing boyfriend”

adulterous, extramarital, extracurricular

(adjective) characterized by adultery; “an adulterous relationship”; “extramarital affairs”; “the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

adulterous (comparative more adulterous, superlative most adulterous)

Of, or characterized by adultery.

Source: Wiktionary


A*dul"ter*ous, a.

1. Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery; illicit. Dryden.

2. Characterized by adulteration; spurious. "An adulterous mixture." [Obs.] Smollett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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