Complete Definition of "rabid"

English

Etymology
From the Latin rabidus, from rabere, or to rave.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɹæbɪd/, /�ɹeɪbɪd/, SAMPA|/"r{bId/, /"reIbId/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æbɪd|-æbɪd

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
  2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
  3. Affected with rabies, as, a rabid dog or fox.
  4. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.

Translations
trans-top|Furious; raging; extremely violent
German: wütend
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trans-top|Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous
Finnish: kiihkeä
German: fanatisch
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trans-top|Affected with rabies
Finnish: raivotautinen, vesikauhuinen
German: tollwütig
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trans-top|Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia
German: Tollwut|Tollwut-
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ttbc|Italian: arrabbiato m, arrabbiata f
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Quotations
The rabid flight, Of winds that ruin ships. -- Chapman

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