Meanings
comparative more adulterous · superlative most adulterous
- Of, or characterized by adultery.
adulterous man
5 more examples
adulterous behaviour
adulterous woman
The novel told the story of an adulterous affair.
He was accused of living in an adulterous relationship.
Her adulterous behavior led to the collapse of the marriage.
Synonyms: unfaithful, adulterate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, or characterized by adultery.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by adultery
adjectivenot faithful to a spouse or lover
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek μοιχικός
- μοιχικός (moikhikós)of or characterized by adultery
Bulgarian блуден, извънбрачен
- блуден (bluden)of or characterized by adultery
- извънбрачен (izvănbračen)of or characterized by adultery
Catalan adúlter
- adúlterof or characterized by adultery
Czech nevěrný
- nevěrnýof or characterized by adultery
Dutch overspelig
- overspeligof or characterized by adultery
Esperanto adulta
- adultaof or characterized by adultery
Finnish uskoton, haureellinen
- uskotonof or characterized by adultery
- haureellinenof or characterized by adultery
- rietasof or characterized by adultery
French adultère
- adultèreof or characterized by adultery
German ehebrecherisch
- ehebrecherischof or characterized by adultery
Hindi व्यभिचारी
- व्यभिचारी (vyabhicārī)of or characterized by adultery
Hungarian házasságtörő
- házasságtörőof or characterized by adultery
Irish adhaltrach
- adhaltrachof or characterized by adultery
Italian adultero
- adulteroof or characterized by adultery
Latin adulter
- adulterof or characterized by adultery
Lithuanian neištikimas
- neištikimasof or characterized by adultery
Māori tōkohi, toukohi
- tōkohiof or characterized by adultery
- toukohiof or characterized by adultery
Polish cudzołożny, pozamałżeński
- cudzołożnyof or characterized by adultery
- pozamałżeńskiof or characterized by adultery
Portuguese adúltero
- adúlteroof or characterized by adultery
Russian прелюбоде́йный, блу́дный
- прелюбоде́йный (preljubodéjnyj)of or characterized by adultery
- блу́дный (blúdnyj)of or characterized by adultery
- неве́рный (nevérnyj)of or characterized by adultery
- гуля́щий (guljáščij)of or characterized by adultery
Scottish Gaelic adhaltranach
- adhaltranachof or characterized by adultery
Spanish adúltero
- adúlteroof or characterized by adultery
Cite this entry
adulterous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulterous
“adulterous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adulterous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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