internecine

Adjective
US[in-tur-nuh-seen]/ˌɪnˈtɝnəˌsin/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. (of conflict) within a group or organization“an internecine feud among proxy holders”Opposite externalSimilar internal
  2. characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides“internecine war”Opposite bloodlessSimilar bloody
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In′ter·ne′cine adjective

Origin: 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.

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood.— John Lothrop Motley

2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as, internecine quarrels. Syn. — intramural.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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