(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:39:40

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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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