rabid
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ɪd 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 (ˈræbɪd, ˈreɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or having rabies |
| 2. | zealous; fanatical; violent; raging |
| [C17: from Latin rabidus frenzied, mad, from rabere to be mad] | |
| rabidity | |
| —n | |
| 'rabidness | |
| —n | |
| 'rabidly | |
| —adv | |
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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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Medical Dictionary
rabid rab·id (rāb'ĭd)
adj.
Of or affected by rabies.
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Example sentences
Your pets and other domestic animals can be infected when they are bitten by rabid wild animals.
Last year, there was one rabid animal confirmed in the county.
People would prefer to let sleeping dogs lie-as long as they don't become rabid again.
It is less the sport than the rabid fan clubs and heightened alcohol fueled atmosphere.
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