Synonyms for pyretic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pahy-ret-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : paɪˈrɛt ɪk |
Top 10 synonyms for pyretic Other synonyms for the word pyretic
- 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
Définition of pyretic
Origin :- 1809, from French pyrétique or directly from Modern Latin pyreticus, from Greek pyretos "fever, burning heat," related to pyr "fire" (see fire (n.)). As a noun, "a pyretic agent," from 1728.
- adj hot
- No, you are not to believe they remained, retaining all their senses, to witness this pyretic debauch of high society.
- Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
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