pyretic
[ pahy-ret-ik ]
adjective
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
Origin of pyretic
1Other words from pyretic
- post·py·ret·ic, adjective
Words Nearby pyretic
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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
pathol of, relating to, or characterized by fever: Compare antipyretic
Origin of pyretic
1C18: from New Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretos fever, from pur fire
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