inbred
Americanadjective
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naturally inherent; innate: native.
her inbred grace.
- Synonyms:
- instinctive, constitutional, inborn
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resulting from or involved in inbreeding.
adjective
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produced as a result of inbreeding
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deeply ingrained; innate
inbred good manners
Etymology
Origin of inbred
First recorded in 1585–95; past participle of inbreed
Example Sentences
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Inbred FVB/N mice were purchased from Jackson Laboratory and maintained at Stanford University until they were 30 months old.
From Nature • Oct. 10, 2017
Inbred for the purposes of experimentation, they exhibit a number of infelicitous traits, including a susceptibility to obesity, a taste for morphine, and a tendency to nibble off their cage mates’ hair.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2015
Brooke Adee: This ethereally pretty Georgia-raised 16-year-old, now living in Tampa, Fla., sparked a face-off between Inbred Moonshine and Little Manchild with her nuanced rendition of “Skinny Love.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2015
Inbred, hybridized tiger cubs with an assortment of health problems aren’t good for much of anything except roadside attractions.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2012
Inbred, these give 9 yellow round, 3 green round, 3 yellow wrinkled, 1 green wrinkled.
From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt
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