adulterous

1. 1.

   characterized by adultery

   “an adulterous relationship”

   “extramarital affairs”

   “the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband”

   Synonymsextramaritalextracurricular

   Similarillicit
2. 2.

   not faithful to a spouse or lover

   “adulterous husbands and wives”

   “a two-timing boyfriend”

   Synonymscheatingtwo-timing

   Similarunfaithful

Questions about adulterous

What does adulterous mean?

adulterous means "characterized by adultery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adulterous?

adulterous has 4 syllables: a-dul-te-rous. The stress falls on "dul". In IPA it is /əˈdʌltɚəs/.

What is another word for adulterous?

Close synonyms include extramarital, extracurricular, cheating, two-timing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adulterous a common word?

adulterous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.