pyretic

1. 1.

   causing fever

   Antonymsantipyretic

Questions about pyretic

What does pyretic mean?

pyretic means "causing fever".

How many syllables are in pyretic?

pyretic has 3 syllables and divides as py-re-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of pyretic?

The recorded antonyms are antipyretic.

Is pyretic a common word?

pyretic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.