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

He had been married and at the same time in an extramarital relationship with a producer at Fox News that produced a daughter.

From Salon

Convicted of 34 felony counts for covering up an extramarital dalliance that could well have cost him the 2016 election.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, a separate corruption probe into the real estate dealings of two other ministers eventually cleared them of impropriety, while the speaker of Parliament resigned because of an extramarital affair with another lawmaker.

From BBC

In 2023, the government was rocked by a separate corruption probe into the properties of two other ministers, which eventually cleared them of wrongdoing, as well as two lawmakers' resignation over an extramarital affair.

From BBC

The mistake Trump made in paying off Stormy Daniels in 2016 was his assumption that it would have mattered if it came out that he had had an extramarital affair with an adult film star.

From Salon