incestuous
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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
The relationship between the two is so incestuous, it is often just two steps away from a certified Greek tragedy — or a family reunion straight out of "Deliverance."
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2021
In Johnson’s quirkily associative mind, the connection to the self-blinding, incestuous King Oedipus would have been as clear as a bell.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2021
Just ask anyone who has read Mark Leibovich’s 2013 classic “This Town,” about the symbiotic and incestuous relationship between politicians and the D.C. press.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2020
This loose, slippery, and incestuous relationship between facts and theories is called the principle of underdetermination.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing incestuous
Novel Study: Hamlet, Acts 1–2
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