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ADUMBRA'TION, n. 1. The act of making a shadow or faint resemblance. 2. A faint ...
ADUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. adumbro, to shade, from umbra, a shade.] To give a faint sh...
ADUM'BRANT, a. [See Adumbrate .] Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance.
ADULT'NESS, n. The state of being adult.
ADUL'TERY, n. [L. adulterium. See Adulterate .] 1. Violation of the marriage bed...
ADUL'TEROUS, a. 1. Guilty of adultery; pertaining to adultery. 2. In scripture, ...
ADUL'TERINE, a. Proceeding from adulterous commerce; spurious. ADUL'TERINE , n. ...
ADUL'TERESS, n. A married woman guilty of incontinence.
ADUL'TERER, n. [L. adulter.] 1. A man guilty of adultery; a man who has sexual c...
ADULTERA'TION, n. The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated, co...
ADUL'TERATING, ppr. Debasing; corrupting; counterfeiting.
ADUL'TERATENESS, n. The quality or state of being debased or counterfeit.
ADUL'TERATED, pp. Corrupted; debased by a mixture with something of less value.
ADUL'TERATE, v.t. [L. adultero, from adulter, mixed, or an adulterer; ad and alt...
ADUL'TERANT, n. The person or thing that adulterates.
ADULT', n. [L. adultus, grown to maturity, from oleo, to grow; Heb. to ascend.] ...