internecine
adjective
1. (of conflict) within a group or organization
- an internecine feud among proxy holders
Similar word(s): internal
2. characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides
- internecine war
Similar word(s): bloody
Sentences with internecine as an adjective:
- Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there.
- The Mongol people were plagued by internecine conflict until Genghis Khan unified them and focused their aggression outwards on other peoples.