adulteress
pronunciation
How to pronounce adulteress in British English:
UK [əˈdʌltərəs]
How to pronounce adulteress in American English:
US [əˈdʌltrɪs, -tərɪs]
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- Noun:
- a woman adulterer
Word Origin
- adulteress (n.)
- late 14c., avoutresse, agent noun in fem. form from obsolete verb adulter (see adulterer).
Example
- 1. An adulteress is a narrow well .
- 2. To keep you from the evil woman , from the smooth tongue of the adulteress .
- 3. For a prostitute is a deep pit ; an adulteress is a narrow well .
- 4. For a harlot is a deep pit , and an adulteress is a narrow well .
- 5. If a man commits adultery with another man 's wife -- with the wife of his neighbor -- both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death .