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adulterine
adjective adul·ter·ine \ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrīn, -ˌrēn\
Definition of ADULTERINE
1
a : marked by adulteration : spurious b : illegal
2
: born of adultery
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First Known Use of ADULTERINE
1542
Related to ADULTERINE
- Synonyms
- adulterate, adulterous, extracurricular, extramarital, two-timing
Rhymes with ADULTERINE
accipitrine, adamantine, alexandrine, amaranthine, assembly line, attention line, Australian pine, Austrian pine, count palatine, die on the vine, elephantine, fall into line, fortified wine, graphic design, heterodyne, labyrinthine, lateral line, loblolly pine, Monterey pine, poverty line, production line, receiving line, Schleswig-Holstein, sweetheart neckline, top-of-the-line
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