Definition of rabid

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< Rabi, Isidor Isaac

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rab·id    (rbd) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of or affected by rabies.
2. Raging; uncontrollable: rabid thirst.
3. Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical: a rabid football fan.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin rabidus, from rabere, to rave

OTHER FORMS:
ra·bidi·ty   (r-bd-t, r-) KEY   or rabid·ness   (rbd-ns) KEY  (Noun), rabid·ly (Adverb)

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