pyretic

[ pahy-ret-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.

Origin of pyretic

1
1685–95; <New Latin pyreticus, equivalent to Greek pyret(ós) fever + Latin -icus-ic

Other words from pyretic

  • post·py·ret·ic, adjective

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How to use pyretic in a sentence

  • 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
  1. pathol of, relating to, or characterized by fever: Compare antipyretic

Origin of pyretic

1
C18: from New Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretos fever, from pur fire

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