pyretic
[pahy-ret-ik]
/ paɪˈrɛt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
hot
Synonyms
WEAK
baking
blazing
blistering
boiling
broiling
burning
calescent
close
decalescent
febrific
febrile
fevered
feverish
feverous
fiery
flaming
heated
hectic
humid
igneous
incandescent
like an oven
on fire
ovenlike
parching
piping
recalescent
red
roasting
scalding
scorching
searing
sizzling
smoking
steaming
stuffy
sultry
summery
sweltering
sweltry
thermogenic
torrid
tropic
tropical
very warm
warm
white
Example Sentences
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Pyretic, pī-ret′ik, adj. pertaining to fever.—n. a remedy for fever.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
