Incesttuous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incesttuous \In*cest"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. incestuosus: cf.
     F. incestueux.]
     1. Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, incest; as,
        an incestuous person or connection. --Shak.
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              Ere you reach to this incestuous love,
              You must divine and human rights remove. --Dryden.
  
     2. resembling incest; between people or groups so closely
        related as to make such activity improper or unethical;
        as, an incestuous coziness between the management of the
        company and its union; an incestuous relationship between
        the salesman and the purchasing manager.
        [PJC] -- {In*cest"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --
        {In*cest"tu*ous*ness}, n.
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