rabid

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin rabidus, from rabere, or to rave.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɹæbɪd/, /ˈɹeɪbɪd/, SAMPA: /"r{bId/, /"reIbId/
    Rhymes: -æbɪd

[edit] Adjective

rabid (comparative more rabid, superlative most rabid)

Positive
rabid

Comparative
more rabid

Superlative
most rabid
  1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
  2. very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
    a rabid socialist
  3. Affected with rabies.
    a rabid dog or fox
  4. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
    a rabid virus

[edit] Translations

furious; raging; extremely violent
very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous
affected with rabies
of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia

[edit] Quotations

  • The rabid flight, Of winds that ruin ships. -- Chapman

[edit] Anagrams

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