Meanings
adjectivepyretic (not comparable)
- not comparableCaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing fever
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπυρετικός“febrile”
- New Latinpyreticus
- Englishpyretic
Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
More words from New Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian трескав, предизвикващ треска
- трескав (treskav)caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
- предизвикващ треска (predizvikvašt treska)caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Catalan pirètic
- pirèticcaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
French pyrétique
- pyrétiquecaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Italian piretico
- pireticocaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Portuguese pirético
- piréticocaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Romanian piretic
- pireticcaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Spanish pirético
- piréticocaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pyretic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pyretic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyretic
MLA
“pyretic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyretic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyretic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyretic.
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