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adjective
1.
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
2.
furious or raging; violently intense: a rabid hunger.
3.
affected with or pertaining to rabies; mad.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin rabidus raving, furious, mad, equivalent to rab(ere) to rave, be mad + -idus -id4
1605–15; < Latin rabidus raving, furious, mad, equivalent to rab(ere) to rave, be mad + -idus -id4
Related forms
rab·id·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. zealous, fervent, ardent, fanatical, bigoted.
1. zealous, fervent, ardent, fanatical, bigoted.
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Rabid
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Yours, and the general public's fear of nuclear power is understandable given the rabid press these incidents entail.
- There are also plenty of rabid music industry lawyers with a history of going to great lengths to prosecute copyright violators.
- Quite true there are sharks here, but certain of these educational lenders are rabid and raging sharks.
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Word Origin & History
rabid
1611, "furious, raving," from L. rabidus, from rabere "be mad, rave" (see rage). Meaning "made mad by rabies" first recorded 1804.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
rabid rab·id (rāb'ĭd)
adj.
Of or affected by rabies.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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