extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
: of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not that person's spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair
Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University's head football coach for multiple violations of his contract, including an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request.
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
After weeks of questions as to why Ohio Bobcats football coach Brian Smith was placed on administrative leave, the school has cited an extramarital affair as one of the reasons why he was officially terminated as head coach with cause.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors say Brian Walshe could have been motivated to kill his wife over the extramarital romantic entanglement.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
After weeks of questions as to why Ohio Bobcats football coach Brian Smith was placed on administrative leave, the school has cited an extramarital affair as one of the reasons why he was officially terminated as head coach with cause.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors say Brian Walshe could have been motivated to kill his wife over the extramarital romantic entanglement.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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