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rab·id  audio  (rbd) KEY 

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

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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