internecine

adjective

Definition of internecinenext
as in bloody
formal marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries

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Recent Examples of internecine Militant leaders have usually died as a result of internecine rivalry among competing groups or factions. — ABC News, 16 May 2026 The internecine battle on the party’s left edge also demonstrated the perils of a coalition failing to coalesce around a singular candidate. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026 After many years, James heads to Jerusalem, hoping for enlightenment from Esther but jarringly confronted by the harsh realities of the centuries-old, internecine conflict in that region. — The Know, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for internecine
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  1. bloody
  2. murderous
  3. deadly
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  • Season 3 of the series returned with a bloody episode and a skyrocketing death toll, which continues to rise, as the rival Targaryen factions clashed in the shock-and-awe-inspiring Battle of the Gullet.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The cannons would've sunk just weeks before the Battle of Savannah, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with over 800 casualties in under an hour.
    — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bloody
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  • Communist organizers, as Harrington feared, began to reshape the DSA as an ally of any anti-Western force, even the most murderous and oppressive.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Armand looks dissociative and murderous.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of murderous
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  • When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Written and directed by YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker, the film, made for $750,000, tells a twisted tale of love with deadly consequences.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of deadly

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