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incestuous

 
Dictionary: in·ces·tu·ous   (ĭn-sĕs'chū-əs) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of, involving, or suggestive of incest.
  2. Having committed incest.
  3. Improperly intimate or interconnected: "Press-politics relations are notoriously incestuous" (Boston Globe).
incestuously in·ces'tu·ous·ly adv.
incestuousness in·ces'tu·ous·ness n.

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(ĭn-sĕs'chū-əs)
adj.
  1. Of, involving, or suggestive of incest.
  2. Having committed incest.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
  Pertains to noun: intimacy (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: relating to or involving incest
  Pertains to noun: incest (meaning #1)

 
 

 

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