Found 2 items, similar to Adulterine.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: adulterine
adulterine
adj : conceived in adultery
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Adulterine
Adulterine
\A*dul"ter*ine\, a. [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious;
without the support of law; illegal.
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When any particular class of artificers or traders
thought proper to act as a corporation without a
charter, such were called adulterine guilds. --Adam
Smith.
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Adulterine
\A*dul"ter*ine\, n.
An illegitimate child. [R.]
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