Internecine
[,ɪntə'niːsaɪn] or ['ɪntɚ'nisaɪn]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; 'internecine war' .
(adj.) (of conflict) within a group or organization; 'an internecine feud among proxy holders' .
Checker: Willa--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.
Checker: Melva
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Mortal, deadly, mutually destructive.
Typed by Floyd
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exterminating, deadly, irreconcilable, inextinguishable
ANT:Desultory, incursive, maraud, ing, buccaneering, freebooting, filibustering,skirmishing, guerilla
Typed by Dido
Definition
adj. mutually destructive: deadly.—Also Internē′cive.
Editor: Rochelle
Examples
- They were restrained from internecine conflict, which was all to their own good. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As the community grew and a sort of law came to restrain internecine fighting, men developed rough and ready methods of settling proprietorship. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Rochelle