bigamous

UK: /ˈbɪgəməs/ US: /ˈbɪgəməs/ ,(big′ə məs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

big•a•mous /ˈbɪgəməs/   adj. 

1. having two spouses at the same time:
   He was bigamous at the time, but no one knew it.
2. involving bigamy:
   a bigamous marriage.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

big•a•mous  (big′ə məs), adj. 

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

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

big′a•mous•ly, adv.