bigamous

[ big-uh-muhs ]

adjective
  1. having two wives or husbands at the same time; guilty of bigamy.

  2. involving bigamy.

Origin of bigamous

1
1860–65; <Late Latin bigamus, equivalent to bi-bi-1 + Greek -gamos-gamous

Other words from bigamous

  • big·a·mous·ly, adverb
  • un·big·a·mous, adjective
  • un·big·a·mous·ly, adverb

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