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rabid

[ rab-id ]

adjective

  1. irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:

    a rabid isolationist;

    a rabid baseball fan.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. furious or raging; violently intense:

    a rabid hunger.

  3. affected with or pertaining to rabies; mad.


rabid

/ ˈreɪ-; ˈræbɪd; rəˈbɪdɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to or having rabies
  2. zealous; fanatical; violent; raging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rabidity, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ···ٲ [r, uh, -, bid, -i-tee, ra-], i·Ա noun
  • i· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabid1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin rabidus “raving, furious, mad,” from rab(ere) “to rave, be mad” + -idus -id 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabid1

C17: from Latin rabidus frenzied, mad, from rabere to be mad
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As of April, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has documented two rabid bats this year, both around the Santa Clarita area.

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He argues that, at a time of concern about the "rabid consumption of our natural world" hereditaries offer a "long-term, multi-generational view" and are less likely to be focused on short term political gains.

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It is so pathetic how everything is rabidly political these days.

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The increasingly rabid Trump White House is leading a nationwide charge of Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, and governor’s mansions to declare war on trans citizens.

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These rising costs, combined with bleak weather and a not inconsiderable outpouring of rabid anti-English messaging from Elon Musk, is hardly helping our cause.

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