incestuous
adjective
in·ces·tu·ous in-ˈses-chə-wəs 
-ˈsesh-
1
: constituting or involving incest
2
: guilty of incest
3
: excessively or improperly intimate or exclusive
"… mainstream fashion magazines have an incestuous relationship with advertisers, and that undermines integrity."
Ike Ude
Ike Ude incestuously adverb
incestuousness noun
Example Sentences
There were rumors that the father and daughter had had an incestuous relationship.
Recent Examples on the Web The episode unfolds like an incestuous bildungsroman (a coming-of-age saga). Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 Don’t worry — despite the unfortunate title, this is not some sort of bizarre show about incestuous love. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Aug. 2022 In short, there are no sad, embittered, and tortured tales concerning anyone’s incestuous relationship with all or any of the family tree. Lydia Lunch, SPIN, 8 May 2022 The rest of the book does not provide evidence of incestuous abuse, so readers are left to wonder, disturbed. Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022 Investigators said in 2009 that the incestuous killer burned his son's body in a furnace. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2022 At just 15, Free shot a rather climactic death scene in the season five finale of Game of Thrones, as her character, Myrcella Baratheon, the incestuous daughter of Cersei and Jamie Lannister, was assassinated by Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022 The prequel, consisting of 10 episodes, also includes parallels to the original, including an incestuous relationship between Daemon and Rhaenyra. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 19 Feb. 2022 The ties between these organizations and the new administration were nearly incestuous. George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022 See More
Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022 Don’t worry — despite the unfortunate title, this is not some sort of bizarre show about incestuous love. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Aug. 2022 In short, there are no sad, embittered, and tortured tales concerning anyone’s incestuous relationship with all or any of the family tree. Lydia Lunch, SPIN, 8 May 2022 The rest of the book does not provide evidence of incestuous abuse, so readers are left to wonder, disturbed. Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022 Investigators said in 2009 that the incestuous killer burned his son's body in a furnace. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2022 At just 15, Free shot a rather climactic death scene in the season five finale of Game of Thrones, as her character, Myrcella Baratheon, the incestuous daughter of Cersei and Jamie Lannister, was assassinated by Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022 The prequel, consisting of 10 episodes, also includes parallels to the original, including an incestuous relationship between Daemon and Rhaenyra. Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 19 Feb. 2022 The ties between these organizations and the new administration were nearly incestuous. George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
incestuous
adjective
in·ces·tu·ous in-ˈses(h)-chə-wəs
1
: constituting or involving incest
2
: of, relating to, or guilty of incest
infantile incestuous wishes of the Oedipus complex
incestuous
adjective
as in intimate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- intimate
- inseparable
- chummy
- clannish
- bosom
- cliquish
- familiar
- cliquey
- friendly
- close-knit
- thick
- inhospitable
- tight
- palsy-walsy
- palsy
- forbidding
- pally
- pack
- unfriendly
- close
- snobbish
- snobby
- exclusive
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- receptive
- welcoming