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View synonyms for pyretic

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • postpy·retic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyretic1

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

Origin of pyretic1

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

His choreography was sharp, ecstatic, pyretic; while his dancers, swathed in brilliant fabrics and ornate feathered headpieces, merged the rhapsodic convulsions common to the Shango and Yoruba faiths with sleek pirouettes and dazzling leaps.

Dig, whose means were not equal to his connections, produced, somewhat bashfully, a rather “high” cold chicken, some gingerbread, some pyretic saline, and a slab or two of home-made toffee.

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