internecine
Meaning of internecine
- 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.
- Languages in which internecine is used:
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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:
Meaning covered, smeared, or running with blood:
Meaning using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something:
Meaning having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness:
Meaning causing great and irreparable damage:
Meaning disastrous or destructive:
Meaning relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters:
Meaning of or situated on the inside:
Meaning designed to be suitable for children as well as adults:
Translation of internecine
- Spanish: destructivo, destructor
- Italian: distruttivo, micidiale, intestino, fratricida
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