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incestuous
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in·ces·tu·ous  (n-ssch-s)
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).

in·cestu·ous·ly adv.
in·cestu·ous·ness n.

incestuous [ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs]
adj
1. relating to or involving incest an incestuous union
2. guilty of incest
3. (Law) Obsolete resulting from incest an incestuous bastard
4. resembling incest in excessive or claustrophobic intimacy
incestuously  adv
incestuousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incestuous - resembling incest as by excessive intimacy
2.incestuous - relating to or involving incest
Translations
incestuous [ɪnˈsestjʊəs] ADJincestuoso
incestuous [ɪnˈsɛstʃuəs] adj
(sexually) [relationship] → incestueux/euse
(fig) [clique, group, place] → fermé(e)
incestuous
incestuous [ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs] adjincestuoso/a
incestuous [ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs] adjincestuoso/a


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The corridor lounger also notes a certain incestuousness among the conference participants.
Don't expect the media networks to tell you, for they can't, because of incestuousness between the media and the government, and big business, which they both serve.
 
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