| Main Entry: |
pyretic |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
hot |
Synonyms: |
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*
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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