Pyretic Definition
pī-rĕtĭk
adjective
Of, causing, or characterized by fever.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Pyretic
New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile"), from πυρετός (puretos, “fever"), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pur, “fire").
From Wiktionary
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New Latin pyreticus from Greek puretos fever from pūr fire paəwr̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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