(adj) characterized by adultery, Syn. extramarital, extracurricular, Example:an adulterous relationship; extramarital affairs; the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband
a. [ F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. [ archaic ] “Marital affection.” Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial. [ PJC ]
[同床异梦 / 同床異夢, tóng chuáng yì mèngㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄧˋ ㄇㄥˋ] lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (成语 saw); ostensible partners with different agendas; strange bedfellows; marital dissension#81329
[续弦 / 續絃, xù xiánㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ] to remarry (of a widow); a second wife; cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony, See Also: 琴瑟#101664
[琴瑟不调 / 琴瑟不調, qín sè bù tiáoㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ] out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony, See Also: 琴瑟#682190