inbred

Adjective
Synonyms: connaturalinborn

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. produced by inbreeding
  2. normally existing at birth“mankind's connatural sense of the good”Synonyms: connaturalinborn
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inbred \In"bred`\, a. Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred sentiments." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
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 Webster]

2.To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i. [1913 Webster]

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