Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
conceived in adultery;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, n.
An illegitimate child. [R.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adulterine
adj 1: conceived in adultery