1. plural of adulteress; women who commit adultery
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic

Examples

• In the novel, the adulteresses faced social ostracism in their small town.
• Historical records show that adulteresses were often punished more harshly than their male counterparts.
• The play depicted the struggles of adulteresses in Victorian society.
• Legal documents from the era reveal different penalties for adulteresses versus adulterers.
• The author wrote sympathetically about adulteresses who sought love outside loveless marriages.