incestuous

ɪnˈsɛstʃuəs

Definition

Definition of incestuous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

taboo relationsrelating to sexual relations between closely related people

The novel explores the dark, incestuous relationship between the siblings..

consanguineous

inbred

closed groupexcessively close and resistant to outside influence

The board's incestuous nature kept it from welcoming new ideas..

clannish

exclusive

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Expressions with incestuous

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incestuous share dealing

share trading within a closed, related group

The company was accused of incestuous share dealing.

Origin of incestuous

Latin, incestus (unchaste) + -uous (full of)

Examples of incestuous in a sentence

Their relationship was disturbingly incestuous.
Their incestuous relationship with suppliers stifled innovation.
The team's incestuous dynamics hindered progress.

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French:incestueux, cloisonné, ...
German:inzestuös, verfilzt, ...
Italian:incestuale, esclusivo, ...
Spanish:incestuoso, endogámico, ...
Portuguese:incestuosa, incestuoso, ...
Chinese:乱伦的, 封闭的, ...
Japanese:近親相姦の, 閉鎖的な, ...
Arabic:زِنا مَحارِم, منغلق, ...
Hebrew:גִּילּוּי עֲרָיוֹת, סְגִירוּתִי, ...
Russian:инцестуозный, ...
Ukrainian:інцестуальний, закритий, ...
Hindi:अनाचारपूर्ण, संकीर्ण, ...
Bengali:রক্ত সম্পর্কিত, সংকীর্ণ, ...
Catalan:incestuós, tancat, ...
Czech:incestní, uzavřený, ...
Danish:incestuøs, indspist, ...
Dutch:incestueus, gesloten, ...
Greek:αιμομικτικός, κλειστός, ...
Hungarian:vérfertőző, belterjes, ...
Khmer:ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការរួមភេទរវាងសាច់ញាតិជិតស្និទ្ធ, ជាក្រុមបិទជិតពេក និងមិនសូវទទួលឥទ្ធិពលពីខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:근친의, 폐쇄적인, ...
Persian:محارمی, بسته, ...
Polish:kazirodczy, zamknięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):incestuosa, fechado, ...
Romanian:incestuos, închis, ...
Swedish:incestuös, sluten, ...
Thai:ร่วมประเวณีระหว่างพี่น้อง, ปิดกั้น, ...
Turkish:ensest, içe dönük, ...
Vietnamese:loạn luân, khép kín, ...

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