incestuous

• Relativo ao incesto ou que o envolve; também usado metaforicamente para descrever relações ou grupos excessivamente fechados ou isolados.

Relating to or involving incest; also used metaphorically to describe relationships or groups that are overly exclusive or self-contained.

1. Relating to incestC1formal

   Involving or characteristic of sexual relations between people who are too closely related to marry.

   Incestuoso

   • The ancient myth describes an incestuous relationship between siblings.
   • Incestuous marriages were forbidden by law in many cultures.
   • The novel explores the tragic consequences of an incestuous family secret.

2. Excessively intimate or closedC2formal

   Describing a group or relationship that is overly close, exclusive, or self-contained, often to the point of being unhealthy or unethical.

   Fechado ou excessivamente íntimo

   • The small community had an incestuous relationship with its own politics, rarely welcoming outsiders.
   • The board of directors was criticized for its incestuous ties with the company's auditors.
   • The academic department was seen as incestuous, with professors only hiring their former students.

   Sinônimosclannishcliquishclosedexclusiveinbredinsularparochial

   Antônimoscosmopolitandiverseinclusiveopenwelcoming