incestuousness

Variant of incestuous

incestuous definition

in·ces·tu·ous (in ses′tyo̵̅o̅ əs, -c̸ho̵̅o̅-)

adjective

  1. guilty of incest
  2. of, or having the nature of, incest
  3. designating or characterized by a relationship of exceptional closeness or interrelation, often one regarded as unproductive, unseemly, etc. an incestuous community of expatriates

Etymology: LL incestuosus

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