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rabid
[ rab-id ]
/ ˈræb ɪd /
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adjective
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
furious or raging; violently intense: a rabid hunger.
affected with or pertaining to rabies; mad.
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Origin of rabid
OTHER WORDS FROM rabid
rab·id·i·ty [ruh-bid-i-tee, ra-], /rəˈbɪd ɪ ti, ræ-/, rab·id·ness, nounrab·id·ly, adverbWords nearby rabid
Rabelais, Rabelais, François, Rabelaisian, Rabi, Rabia, rabid, rabies, Rabi I, Rabi II, Rabin, Rabinowitz
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British Dictionary definitions for rabid
rabid
/ (ˈræbɪd, ˈreɪ-) /
adjective
relating to or having rabies
zealous; fanatical; violent; raging
Derived forms of rabid
rabidity (rəˈbɪdɪtɪ) or rabidness, nounrabidly, adverbWord Origin for rabid
C17: from Latin rabidus frenzied, mad, from rabere to be mad
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