INBRED
connatural, inborn, inbred
(adjective) normally existing at birth; “mankind’s connatural sense of the good”
inbred
(adjective) produced by inbreeding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
inbred (comparative more inbred, superlative most inbred)
Bred within; innate.
(often, pejorative) Having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding.
(genetics) Describing a strain produced through successive generations of inbreeding resulting in a population of genetically identical individuals which are homozygous at all genetic loci.
Synonyms
• (bred within): inborn, indigenous; See also innate
• (having an ancestry characterized by inbreeding)
• (of a population of genetically identical individuals)
Verb
inbred
simple past tense and past participle of inbreed
Noun
inbred (plural inbreds)
(vulgar) An inbred individual.
Anagrams
• Birden, bendir, binder, brined, rebind
Source: Wiktionary
In"bred`, a.
Definition: Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred sentiments." Burke.
INBREED
In*breed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred; p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.] Etym: [Cf. Imbreed.]
1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds. To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.
2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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