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“Adulteress” or “Adulterous”

adulteress / adulterous are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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adulteress

  • nouna woman adulterer.

adulterous ah·d·AH·l·t·er·ah·s

  • adjectivecharacterized by adultery.
  • adjectivenot faithful to a spouse or lover.
Usage

Examples in context

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“adulteress”

  • …the role in L'adultera (The Adulteress, 1946, directed by Duilio Coletti),…
  • The Adulteress (1946, directed by Duilio Coletti)…

“adulterous”

  • …Pamphlet, admitting to his one-year adulterous affair in order to refute…
  • …woman in an abusive and adulterous relationship, progressing to the female…
  • …temple and Christ and two adulterous women.
  • …good or bad, but the adulterous sexual fantasies that accompany it,…
  • …after Cuza began engaging in adulterous affairs and left for Paris,…
  • …to escape an abusive and adulterous boyfriend.
  • …Ludwig's court by conducting an adulterous affair with Liszt's married daughter
  • …his beliefs, he had an adulterous affair with Anna Noyes during…
  • …protect children and spy on adulterous spouses.

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