adjective
- involving adultery; relating to or characterized by extramarital sexual relations
Usage: formal
Examples
- The novel explores the consequences of an adulterous affair.
- She discovered her husband’s adulterous relationship through text messages.
- The scandal involved several adulterous politicians.
- Their adulterous behavior destroyed two marriages.
- The court considered evidence of adulterous conduct during the divorce proceedings.
- He felt guilty about his adulterous thoughts.