Found 2 items, similar to Internecine.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: internecine
internecine
adj 1: (of conflict) within a group or organization;
“an
internecine feud among proxy holders”
2: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides;
“internecine war” [syn:
mutually ruinous]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Internecine
Internecine
\In`ter*ne"cine\, a. [L. internecinus deadly,
murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter
between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. ? dead. See
Necromancy.]
1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually
destructive.
[1913 Webster]
Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the
streets with blood. --Motley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as,
internecine quarrels.
Syn: intramural.
[PJC]