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incestuous

Syllabification: (in·ces·tu·ous)
Pronunciation: /inˈsesCHo͞oəs/

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Definition of incestuous

adjective

  • 1involving or guilty of incest:the child of an incestuous relationship
  • 2(of human relations generally) excessively close and resistant to outside influence:the incestuous nature of literary journalism

Derivatives

incestuously

adverb

incestuousness

noun

Origin:

early 16th century: from late Latin incestuosus, from Latin incestus (see incest)

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