adulterine

adulterine definition

adul·ter·ine (ə dul′tər in, -tər īn′)

adjective

  1. of adultery
  2. due to adulteration

Etymology: L adulterinus < adulter: see adulterate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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