Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrexic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pyrex-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

feverish, pyretic

Etymology

Etymology tree English pyrexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyrexic From pyrexia + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more pyrexic (comparative) most pyrexic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperpyrexic

Questions

What does pyrexic mean?: feverish, pyretic
Where does pyrexic come from?: Etymology tree English pyrexia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyrexic From pyrexia + -ic.

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