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in⋅ces⋅tu⋅ous

  [in-ses-choo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. involving incest.
2. guilty of incest.
3. being so close or intimate as to prevent proper functioning: an incestuous relationship between organized crime and government.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL incestuōsus, equiv. to L incestu- s. of incestus incest + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
in⋅ces⋅tu⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ces⋅tu⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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in·ces·tu·ous   (ĭn-sěs'chōō-əs)   
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·ces'tu·ous·ly adv., in·ces'tu·ous·ness n.
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Main Entry: in·ces·tu·ous
Pronunciation: in-'ses(h)-ch&-w&s
Function: adjective
1 : constituting or involving incest
2 : of, relating to, or guilty of incest incestuous wishes of the Oedipus complex>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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incestuous in·ces·tu·ous (ĭn-sěs'ch&oomacr;-əs)
adj.

  1. Of, involving, or suggestive of incest.
  2. Having committed incest.

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