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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or infected by rabies;

2. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea;
- Example: "rabid isolationist"
[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. [1913 Webster] The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. [1913 Webster] 3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. [1913 Webster]
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]