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Explore Adulterine through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like illegitimate. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Adulterine in a sentence

Adulterine meaning

  1. Spurious; due to adulteration.
  2. Born of adultery.
  3. Pertaining to adultery.

Synonyms of Adulterine

illegitimate

Related words

Other words often associated with Adulterine or its synonyms:

base wrongful outlaw spurious unlawful bastardly illicit misbegotten outlawed fatherless illegal

Using Adulterine

  • The main meaning on this page is: Spurious; due to adulteration. | Born of adultery. | Pertaining to adultery.
  • Useful related words include: illegitimate.
  • In the example corpus, adulterine often appears in combinations such as: adulterine castles.

Context around Adulterine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

building 1× remaining 1×

Often after:

castles 3×

Sentence patterns with Adulterine

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amok building adulterine castles i 1× demolishing the adulterine castles which 1× the remaining adulterine castles and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as soon as 1× during this breakdown 1× henry destroyed the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and maintain them 1× bourges and auvergne 1× without government permission 1×

Words around Adulterine

Just before it in the word index:

adulteress 6 adulterers 13 adulterer 18 adulteration 27 adulterating 7 adulterated 32

Just after it in the word index:

adulterous 29 adultery 199 adultfriendfinder 2 adulthood 446 adulthoods 2 adultification 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Adulterine

  • In this selection, "adulterine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, building, remaining and castles stand out and add context to how "adulterine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amok building adulterine castles i and demolishing the adulterine castles which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "adulterine" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with adulterine

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

During this breakdown of central authority, the nobles ran amok building adulterine castles (i.e. castles erected without government permission). (20 words)

Henry destroyed the remaining adulterine castles and expanded his power through various means and to different levels into Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Flanders, Nantes, Brittany, Quercy, Toulouse, Bourges and Auvergne. (29 words)

As soon as he regained power, he began the process of demolishing the adulterine castles, which were hated by the peasants due to their being employed as forced labor to build and maintain them. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

As soon as he regained power, he began the process of demolishing the adulterine castles, which were hated by the peasants due to their being employed as forced labor to build and maintain them. (34 words)

Henry destroyed the remaining adulterine castles and expanded his power through various means and to different levels into Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Flanders, Nantes, Brittany, Quercy, Toulouse, Bourges and Auvergne. (29 words)

During this breakdown of central authority, the nobles ran amok building adulterine castles (i.e. castles erected without government permission). (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

As soon as he regained power, he began the process of demolishing the adulterine castles, which were hated by the peasants due to their being employed as forced labor to build and maintain them.

During this breakdown of central authority, the nobles ran amok building adulterine castles (i.e. castles erected without government permission).

Henry destroyed the remaining adulterine castles and expanded his power through various means and to different levels into Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Flanders, Nantes, Brittany, Quercy, Toulouse, Bourges and Auvergne.

Common combinations with adulterine

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "adulterine" in a sentence?
An example: "As soon as he regained power, he began the process of demolishing the adulterine castles, which were hated by the peasants due to their being employed as forced labor to build and maintain them." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "adulterine" from authentic English texts.
What does "adulterine" mean?
Adulterine means: Spurious; due to adulteration.
What are synonyms of "adulterine"?
Common synonyms of "adulterine" include: illegitimate.
How many example sentences with "adulterine" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "adulterine", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.