Clues for the word "ADULTERY"
We've had 30 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 51 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Your Life Choices crossword on April 04, 2026.
Definition of adultery
- n. - The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband.
- n. - Adulteration; corruption.
- n. - Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
- n. - Faithlessness in religion.
- n. - The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.
- n. - The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
- n. - Injury; degradation; ruin.
Referring Clues
- Subject of the Seventh Commandment
- "Madame Bovary" subject
- "The Scarlet Letter" subject
- Frequent subject on "Desperate Housewives"
- Focus of "The Scarlet Letter"
- Certain sin
- Commandments taboo
- Infidelity
- Hester Prynne's sin
- Ten Commandments subject
- Unfaithfulness
- "The application of democracy to love," per H. L. Mencken
- Marital infidelity
- Seventh Commandment infraction
- Audrey in trouble, embracing naval officer in extramarital affair
- Unfaithful act
- Extramarital bedroom antics
- Unfaithfulness to one's spouse
- Lieutenant embraced by Audrey involved in extramarital affair
- Sinful act with lady, true to form
- True lady involved in extramarital sex
- Marital two-timing
- Cheating on spouse
- Seventh Commandment sin
- In which real duty is abandoned!
- Extramarital sex destroyed lady? True
- Extramarital sex upset true lady
- Sinful sex involved true lady
- Cheating unrestrainedly, letters of sinner hidden before messing around
- Extra-marital affair
Last Seen In
- Your Life Choices - April 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - March 06, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - January 27, 2026
- Your Life Choices - September 16, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 10, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 09, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 09, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 01, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 17, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 17, 2023
- Your Life Choices - August 04, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - June 09, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 27, 2023
- Your Life Choices - December 23, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - October 19, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 09, 2022
- Your Life Choices - October 08, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - September 02, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - August 20, 2022
- Your Life Choices - January 29, 2018
- Daily Cryptic - January 27, 2018
- Mindfood Daily - December 01, 2017
- Your Life Choices - October 03, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 19, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - May 24, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - July 11, 2016
- And in 21 more crossword puzzles...