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internecive

internecive adjective: internecine.

Adjective

internecive (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) internecine
    • Not a cessation of poaching, but a succession of village guerillas;^([sic])—an internecive war between the gamekeepers and marauders of game;—the whole country flung into brawls and convulsions, for the unjust and exorbitant pleasures of country gentlemen.1819, Sydney Smith, “The Game Laws”, in Edinburgh Review

Origin of internecive

From Latin internecīvus.

Questions about internecive

What does internecive mean?
Internecive means internecine.
What part of speech is internecive?
Internecive is an adjective.

Words near internecive in the dictionary

  1. interneciary
  2. internecinal
  3. internecine
  4. internecion
  5. internecions
  6. internecive
  7. internection
  8. internections
  9. interned
  10. internee
  11. internees

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