"incestuous" meaning in English

See incestuous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/ [UK], /ɪnˈsɛst͡ʃuəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incestuous.wav [UK] Forms: incestuous [positive], more incestuous [comparative], most incestuous [superlative]
Etymology: incest + -ous Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|incest|ous}} incest + -ous Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An act that is incestuous is an act of incest. A person who is incestuous is someone who participates in incest.
    Sense id: simple-incestuous-en-adj-jeRWt5E1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ous
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