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[syn: fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rabid \Rab"id\ (r[a^]b"[i^]d), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to
rave. See Rage, n.]
1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
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The rabid flight
Of winds that ruin ships. --Chapman.
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2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion;
excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
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3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a
rabid dog or fox.
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4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as,
rabid virus.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rabid
adj 1: of or infected by rabies
2: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a
cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" [syn: fanatic,
fanatical, overzealous, rabid]