pyretic

[ pahy-ret-ik ]

adjective

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

pyretic

/ paɪˈrɛtɪk /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• postpy·retic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyretic¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyretic¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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