incestuousness

 [in-ses-choo-uhs]  

in·ces·tu·ous

   [in-ses-choo-uhs]
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; < Late Latin incestuōsus, equivalent to Latin incestu- stem of incestus incest + -ōsus -ous

Related forms
in·ces·tu·ous·ly, adverb
in·ces·tu·ous·ness, noun
non·in·ces·tu·ous, adjective
non·in·ces·tu·ous·ly, adverb
non·in·ces·tu·ous·ness, noun
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un·in·ces·tu·ous, adjective
un·in·ces·tu·ous·ly, adverb
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incestuous (ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs)
 
—adj
1.  relating to or involving incest: an incestuous union
2.  guilty of incest
3.  obsolete resulting from incest: an incestuous bastard
4.  resembling incest in excessive or claustrophobic intimacy
 
in'cestuously
 
—adv
 
in'cestuousness
 
—n

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