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incestuous.

Pertaining to or engaging in incest.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈsɛst͡ʃuəs/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈsɛst͡ʃuəs/General-American
  1. Pertaining to or engaging in incest.

    If you engaged in an incestuous relationship with a family member, that would make you an inbreeder.
  2. Characterized by mutual relationships that are intimate and exclusive to the detriment of outsiders.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English incest Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English incestuous From incest + -ous.

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