rabid
[ rab-id ]
/ ˈræb ɪd /
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.
Origin of rabid
OTHER WORDS FROM rabid
rab·id·i·ty [ruh-bid-i-tee, ra-] /rəˈbɪd ɪ ti, ræ-/, rab·id·ness, noun rab·id·ly, adverbWords nearby rabid
rabelaisian,
rabi,
rabi i,
rabi ii,
rabia,
rabid,
rabies,
rabies immune globulin,
rabies vaccine,
rabies virus,
rabin
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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, noun rabidly, adverbWord Origin for rabid
C17: from Latin
rabidus frenzied, mad, from
rabere to be mad
Medical definitions for rabid
rabid
[ răb′ĭd ]
adj.
Of or affected by rabies.