extramarital

[ek-struh-mar-i-tl]

adjective

1. pertaining to sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse.

   extramarital affairs.

extramarital

/ ˌɛkstrəˈmærɪtəl /

adjective

1. (esp of sexual relations) occurring outside marriage

Word History and Origins

Origin of extramarital¹

First recorded in 1925–30; extra- + marital

Example Sentences

Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.

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Taylor Frankie Paul, a 31-year-old mother of three who kicked off the narrative of “Mormon Wives” by openly discussing a “soft swinging” extramarital scandal that involved other influencers and their husbands, is ABC’s new Bachelorette.

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While Juan Carlos acknowledges personal missteps, including financial scandals and extramarital affairs, critics say the memoir is largely an effort at image rehabilitation.

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Mead acknowledged that he knew of Kay’s years-long episodes of bizarre behavior, an extramarital affair with an intern, and problems with prescription medication, but that he never reported any of it to human resources.

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Updike was surrounded by both familial love and extramarital excitements, from which he wove his fiction.

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