INTERNECINE


Meaning of INTERNECINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈne-ˌsēn, -ˈnē-s ə n, -ˈnē-ˌsīn, -nə-ˈsēn; in-ˈtər-nə-ˌsēn ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin internecinus, from internecare to destroy, kill, from inter- + necare to kill, from nec-, nex violent death — more at noxious

Date: 1663

1. : marked by slaughter : deadly ; especially : mutually destructive

2. : of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group

bitter internecine feuds

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.