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   pyretic

   /pʌɪˈrɛtɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. feverish or inducing fever.

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a noun, denoting an antipyretic drug): from modern Latin pyreticus, from Greek puretikos, from puretos ‘fever’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • Y

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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