pyretic

[ pahy-ret-ik ]
/ paɪˈrɛt ɪk /
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adjective

of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.

Origin of pyretic

1685–95; < New Latin pyreticus, equivalent to Greek pyret(ós) fever + Latin -icus -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM pyretic

post·py·ret·ic, adjective

Words nearby pyretic

pyrenocarp, pyrenoid, pyrethrin, pyrethroid, pyrethrum, pyretic, pyreto-, pyretogenesis, pyretogenic, pyretotherapy, pyrex

Words related to pyretic

baking, blazing, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, close, febrific, febrile, fevered, feverish, fiery, flaming, heated, hectic, humid, incandescent, piping, red, roasting

Example sentences from the Web for pyretic

  • No, you are not to believe they remained, retaining all their senses, to witness this pyretic debauch of high society.

    Edith and John |Franklin S. Farquhar

British Dictionary definitions for pyretic

pyretic
/ (paɪˈrɛtɪk) /

adjective

pathol of, relating to, or characterized by fever Compare antipyretic

Word Origin for pyretic

C18: from New Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretos fever, from pur fire

Medical definitions for pyretic

pyretic
[ pī-rĕt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to, producing, or affected by fever.