Adulterine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by adulteration; spurious.
  • adj. Unauthorized by law; illegal.
  • adj. Born of adultery: adulterine offspring.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Spurious; due to adulteration.
  • adj. Born of adultery.
  • adj. Pertaining to adultery.
  • adj. Illegal; unlicensed.
  • n. One born of an adulterous union.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
  • n. An illegitimate child.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of adulterous origin; born of adultery.
  • Relating or pertaining to adultery; involving or implying adultery: as, adulterine fiction; adulterine marriage (used by St. Augustine of a second marriage after divorce).
  • Characterized by adulteration; spurious; base: as, adulterine drugs or metals.
  • Illegitimate; illicit; unauthorized: as, adulterine castles (castles built by the Norman barons in England, after the conquest, without royal warrant).
  • n. In civil law, a child begotten in adultery.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. conceived in adultery
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