adulterine

adulterine
/euh dul"teuh reen', -teuh ruyn'/, adj.
1. characterized by adulteration; spurious.
2. born of adultery.
3. of or involving adultery.
[1535-45; < L adulterinus, equiv. to adulter adulterer, counterfeiter (see ADULTERER) + -inus -INE1]

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