adulterine
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a·dul·ter·ine
(ə-dŭl′tə-rīn′, -rēn′)adj.
1. Characterized by adulteration; spurious.
2. Born of adultery: adulterine offspring.
[Latin adulterīnus, from adulter, adulterer, perhaps back-formation from adulterāre, to pollute; see adulterate.]
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adulterine
(əˈdʌltərɪn; -ˌriːn; -ˌraɪn)adj
of or made by adulteration; fake
adulterine
(əˈdʌltərɪn; -ˌriːn; -ˌraɪn)adj
conceived in adultery: an adulterine child.
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a•dul•ter•ine
(əˈdʌl təˌrin, -təˌraɪn)adj.
1. marked by adulteration; spurious.
2. born of adultery.
3. illicit.
[1535–45; < Latin]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful |
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