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fratricidal

[fra-tri-sahyd-l] / ˌfræ trɪˈsaɪd l /
ADJECTIVE
internecine
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“This is a fratricidal war, so I doubly did not want to participate in it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2023

You find that in Amis too, sometimes where you least expect it: amid the apocalyptic tremors of “London Fields,” the fratricidal savagery of “The Information,” the decadence and thuggery of “Lionel Asbo.”

From New York Times May 22, 2023

In it, he called on the new coup leaders “to come to their senses to avoid a fratricidal war that Burkina Faso does not need.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 2, 2022

"The Church prays that this battle will end as soon as possible, so that as few brothers as possible will kill each other in this fratricidal war."

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2022

Is it necessary to spell out that societies mired in fratricidal chaos are vulnerable to conquest?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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