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adulteress
noun adul·ter·ess \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rəs\
: a married woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband : a woman who commits adultery
Full Definition of ADULTERESS
: a woman who commits adultery
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Variants of ADULTERESS
adul·ter·ess also adul·tress \-trəs\
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First Known Use of ADULTERESS
1577
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