| rabid | 1. Furious; raging; extremely violent. "The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships." (Chapman) 2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. 3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid god or fox. 4. <medicine> Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. Origin: L. Rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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