internecine

Meaning of internecine

adjective
  1. destructive to both sides in a conflict.
    the region's history of savage internecine warfare

mid 17th century (in the sense ‘deadly, characterized by great slaughter’): from Latin internecinus, based on inter- ‘among’ + necare ‘to kill’.

Information about internecine

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of internecine

in-ternecine

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
  • internecine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

internecine synonyms

Meaning causing or able to cause death:

deadly

Meaning covered, smeared, or running with blood:

bloody

Meaning using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something:

violent

Meaning having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness:

fierce

Meaning causing great and irreparable damage:

destructive

Meaning disastrous or destructive:

ruinous

Meaning relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters:

civil

Meaning of or situated on the inside:

internal

Meaning designed to be suitable for children as well as adults:

family

Translation of internecine

Words that rhyme with internecine

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