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pyretic

/paɪˈɹɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
pyret-ic
IPA
/paɪˈɹɛtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.

noun

A remedy for fever.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pyreticus, πυρετικός

Inflected Forms

pyretics (plural)

Derived Forms

anemopyretic antepyretic apyretic hyperpyretic postpyretic

Frequently Paired Words

antipyretic alexipyretic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyretic?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/.
What does pyretic mean?
Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
Where does pyretic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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