adulterously
adulterously — adverb
1. by having a sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband or wife wh
by having a sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband or wife while married
Theo acted adulterously during his marriage to Iris, secretly meeting a colleague at a hotel.
collocation: act adulterously during [period]
Kofi behaved adulterously throughout his ten-year marriage, seeing three different women on the side.
collocation: behave adulterously throughout [period]
Layla admitted she had lived adulterously for years before her husband finally discovered the truth.
Anjali's husband was caught acting adulterously with a nurse at the hospital where he worked.
Lukas never imagined his wife would behave adulterously while he was deployed overseas with the navy.
- unfaithfully
broader — can describe disloyalty in any committed relationship, not only marriage
- disloyally
much broader — applies to any broken loyalty, not specifically sexual
- faithlessly
more literary and old-fashioned; can describe romantic or non-romantic betrayal
- faithfully
with loyalty to one's spouse or partner
- loyally
with steadfast commitment (broader than just sexual faithfulness)
文法句型
behave/act/live + adulterously
用法筆記
Rare and formal; in everyday speech, people say 'had an affair' or 'was unfaithful' instead of 'behaved adulterously.' Used mainly in legal or religious contexts.
常見錯誤
adulterously — adjective
- adulterouslypositive
- more adulterouslycomparative
- most adulterouslysuperlative
1. describing a relationship, act, or situation in which a married person is sexual
describing a relationship, act, or situation in which a married person is sexually involved with someone other than their spouse
Camila discovered that her husband's trip had been adulterously motivated when she found hotel receipts in his coat.
collocation: adulterously motivated
Imani testified that the affair between her sister and the landlord had been adulterously maintained for years.
collocation: adulterously maintained
Rohan's conduct was adulterously motivated, as an anonymous letter to his wife's office made clear.
The village elders condemned Minh for an adulterously sustained relationship with a married woman from the next town.
Noa ended the adulterously conceived arrangement with her professor the day before her wedding to Eitan.
- adulterous
the standard adjective form — far more common and natural in all contexts
- extramarital
more neutral and clinical; often used in legal or sociological writing
- illicit
broader — describes anything forbidden by law or custom, not only sexual relationships
文法句型
adulterously + past participle (motivated, conceived, maintained, sustained)
用法筆記
Almost exclusively found in formal or legal writing. 'Adulterous' is the far more common adjective form; 'adulterously' as an adjective is rare and may strike many readers as archaic.