incestuous

adj
/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/UK/ɪnˈsɛst͡ʃuəs/US

Etymology

From incest + -ous.

  1. learned borrowing from incestus
  2. suffixed as incestuous — “incest + ous

Definitions

  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…

    Characterized by mutual relationships that are intimate and exclusive to the detriment of outsiders.

    • Democrats have the luxury of controlling the public narrative, thanks, in large part, to their incestuous relationship with the news media.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incestuous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA