1) Born of adultery 2) Characterized by adulteration 3) Conceived in adultery 4) Illegitimate 5) Of or involving adultery 6) Spurious Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/adulterine
A·dul'ter·ine adjective [ Latin adulterinus , from adulter .] Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. « When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/33
The term adulterine was applied to British castles in the Middle Ages that were crenelated without the owner having bought a license to erect battlements from the monarch. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TA.HTM
adulterine 1. Characterized by adulteration (to make impure, spurious, or inferior by adding extraneous or improper ingredients); spurious. 2. Illegal, unauthorized by law. 3. Born of adultery (voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse). Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2728/