PYRETIC Meaning of PYRETIC in English [ pʌɪ'rɛtɪk , pɪ- ]■ adjective feverish or inducing fever.OriginC18 (denoting an anti~ drug): from mod. L. ~us , from Gk puretos 'fever'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004