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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
