Word: Internecine
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stonepicnicking_okapiWednesday's word is...
internecine
[in-ter-nee-seen, -sahyn, -nes-een, -nes-ahyn]
adjective
1. of or relating to conflict or struggle within a group.
2. mutually destructive.
3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly.
I saw it in a lecture given by my spiritual guru on The Life of the Buddha:
...whenever the people seem to be embroiled in meaningless pursuits, often accompanied by internecine quarrels, men and women have always appeared down the centuries to restore direction...
internecine
[in-ter-nee-seen, -sahyn, -nes-een, -nes-ahyn]
adjective
1. of or relating to conflict or struggle within a group.
2. mutually destructive.
3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly.
I saw it in a lecture given by my spiritual guru on The Life of the Buddha:
...whenever the people seem to be embroiled in meaningless pursuits, often accompanied by internecine quarrels, men and women have always appeared down the centuries to restore direction...