/ˈɹæbɪd/, /ˈɹeɪbɪd/, /ˈɹæbɪd/
OriginFrom the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).
- Affected with rabies.
- Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
- broadlyFurious; raging; extremely violent.
“It seems a very likely agreement that the Maestre’s activity against Cabra, at and after Ciudad Real, should be balanced by the service of Aguilar’s brutal underlings in the Rebellion at Fuente Ovejun”
“Brutal compulsion was the necessary accompaniment of the large-scale organization and the extensive order introduced by kingship. Herodotus’ history is full of revolting descriptions of the rabid viol”
“Their rage appeared to dissipate into bewilderment as they sensed for the first time exactly where they were. They peered about, and rather than drawing their rabid strength from the memorials surroun”
- figurativelyVery extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
“a rabid socialist”
“rabid Green Bay Packers fans”
“He was bubbling over with loyalty, and became rabid at the mere mention of annexation. His head was white with the bleaching. of threescore and ten years. Great experience and extensive practical know”
- A human or animal infected with rabies.
- Someone who is fanatical in opinion.
Formsrabider(comparative) · rabidest(superlative) · rabids(plural)