inbred

  • 11inbred — in|bred [ ın,bred ] adjective 1. ) existing or developing as a result of inbreeding: inbred aristocrats 2. ) existing from birth or as a result of manners that someone has learned from an early age: inbred courtesy …

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  • 12inbred — non·inbred; inbred; …

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  • 13inbred — UK [ˌɪnˈbred] / US [ˈɪnˌbred] adjective 1) existing or developing as a result of inbreeding inbred aristocrats 2) existing from birth or as a result of manners that someone has learned from an early age inbred courtesy …

    English dictionary

  • 14inbred — inborn / inbred [adj] coming from birth; natural congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, deep seated, essential, hereditary, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingenerate, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, instinctive, intrinsic,… …

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  • 15Inbred — Inbreed In*breed , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inbred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inbreeding}.] [Cf. {Imbreed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds. [1913 Webster] To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16inbred — /in bred /, adj. 1. naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace. 2. resulting from or involved in inbreeding. [1585 95; ptp. of INBREED] Syn. 1. inborn, constitutional, instinctive. * * * …

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  • 17inbred — in|bred [ˌınˈbred] adj 1.) produced by inbreeding 2.) having developed as a natural part of your character ▪ inbred ambition …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18inbred — adjective 1 having developed as a natural part of your character: an inbred responsiveness to music 2 produced by inbreeding …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19inbred — in•bred [[t]ˈɪnˈbrɛd[/t]] adj. 1) naturally inherent; innate: an inbred grace[/ex] 2) resulting from or involved in inbreeding • Etymology: 1585–95 …

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  • 20inbred — /ˈɪnbrɛd/ (say inbred) adjective 1. bred within; innate; native. 2. resulting from or involved in inbreeding …