Antonyms for adulterine


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-duhl-tuh-reen, -tuh-rahyn
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʌl təˌrin, -təˌraɪn


Definition of adulterine

  • As in unfaithful : adj disloyal, adulterous
Example sentences :
  • Under the treaty of Wallingford one thousand one hundred and fifteen adulterine castles were to be razed.
  • Extract from : « Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes » by Various
  • He sent Stephen's mercenaries over the sea and (p. 140) completed the destruction of the 'adulterine castles.'
  • Extract from : « A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) » by Samuel R. Gardiner.
  • Abrogation of every law establishing the civil inferiority of women and natural or adulterine children.
  • Extract from : « Socialism and Democracy in Europe » by Samuel P. Orth
  • No attempt, however, seems to have been made forcibly to dissolve the adulterine gilds.
  • Extract from : « Education in England in the Middle Ages » by Albert William Parry

Synonyms for adulterine

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