pyrexial

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adjective

of or relating to fevers; feverish

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English pyrexia →
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Meanings

adjectivepyrexial (comparative more pyrexial, superlative most pyrexial)

comparative more pyrexial · superlative most pyrexial

  1. obsoleteof or relating to fevers; feverish

Origin

  1. Englishpyrexia
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishpyrexial

From pyrexia + -al.

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APA

pyrexial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrexial

MLA

“pyrexial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrexial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrexial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrexial.

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