rabid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹæbɪd/, /ˈɹeɪbɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæbɪd/
- Rhymes: -æbɪd
Adjective[edit]
rabid (comparative rabider, superlative rabidest)
- Affected with rabies.
- Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
- a rabid virus
- Furious; raging; extremely violent.
- Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
- a rabid socialist
- rabid Green Bay Packers fans
Quotations[edit]
- The rabid flight, Of winds that ruin ships. -- Chapman
Translations[edit]
affected with rabies
of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia
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furious; raging; extremely violent
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very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous
Noun[edit]
rabid (plural rabids)
- A human or animal infected with rabies.
- Someone who is fanatical in opinion.