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pyretic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛtɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A remedy for fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

causing fever

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: antipyretic

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трескав (treskav) — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Bulgarian: предизвикващ треска (predizvikvašt treska) — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Catalan: pirètic — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • French: pyrétique — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Italian: piretico — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Portuguese: pirético — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Romanian: piretic — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever
  • Spanish: pirético — caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever