incestuous
Example Sentences
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Previous studies of ancient DNA obtained from Tut and several other members of the royal family revealed clues to his incestuous lineage.
From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022
Aemma's birth scene is by far the most uncomfortable scene of the show out of what I've seen, but this is a medieval milieu family saga centered on an incestuous dynasty.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022
“You’ve got to have somebody to monitor the monitors,” said Jim Pasco, executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police, who calls the federal overseers “an incestuous little group.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021
The Sandler clique is so incestuous that it’s sometimes the subject of fevered speculation suggesting that Happy Madison is a grift to keep Sandler’s mediocre friends in the money.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2019
This loose, slippery, and incestuous relationship between facts and theories is called the principle of underdetermination.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
