Crossword clues for adulteress
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adulteress \A*dul"ter*ess\, n. [Fem. from L. adulter. Cf. Advoutress.]
A woman who commits adultery.
(Script.) A woman who violates her religious engagements.
--James iv. 4.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., avoutresse, agent noun in fem. form from obsolete verb adulter (see adulterer).
Wiktionary
n. A woman or girl who commits adultery.
WordNet
n. a woman adulterer [syn: fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop]
Usage examples of "adulteress".
The pains of Hell were illustrated on earth in the torture of adulteresses, heretics, and other villains, torn apart or set afire in public squares.
Elizabeth sound like a clever, scheming adulteress or a terrified, intimidated wife.
She told herself that it was better to be mistaken for an absurd henwit than a scheming adulteress, but when she opened them again and saw Ian striding up the aisle, away from her, she no longer cared one way or another.