rabid

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

rabid (comparative more rabid, superlative most rabid)

1. Affected with rabies.

   a rabid dog or fox

2. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.

   a rabid virus

3. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
4. very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; comparable to one with rabies.

   a rabid socialist

   rabid Green Bay Packers fans

Translations

furious; raging; extremely violent

Bosnian: bijesan (bs) Finnish: raivokas (fi), raivoisa (fi) French: enragé (fr) m. German: wütend (de)

Italian: arrabbiato (it) m., arrabbiata (it) f. Portuguese: furioso (pt) m., furiosa (pt) f., furiosos (pt) m. pl., furiosas (pt) f. pl. Russian: яростный (ru)

very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous

Finnish: kiihkeä (fi) German: fanatisch (de)

Italian: arrabbiato (it) m., arrabbiata (it) f. Russian: фанатичный (ru), неистовый (ru)

affected with rabies

Finnish: raivotautinen, vesikauhuinen German: tollwütig (de) Italian: arrabbiato (it) m., arrabbiata (it) f. Portuguese: raivoso (pt) m., raivosa (pt) f.

Romanian: turbat (ro) Russian: бешеный (ru) Spanish: rabioso (es)

of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia

Finnish: raivotautinen, vesikauhuinen, raivotauti-, vesikauhu- German: Tollwut- (de) f.

Italian: arrabbiato (it) m., arrabbiata (it) f.

Quotations

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

Anagrams

• braid