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rabid

Syllabification: (rab·id)
Pronunciation: /ˈrabəd, ˈrā-/
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Definition of rabid

adjective

  • 1having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something:a rabid feminist
  • 2(of an animal) affected with rabies.
  • of or connected with rabies.

Derivatives

rabidity

Pronunciation: /rəˈbidətē, ra-, rā-/
noun

rabidly

adverb

rabidness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (in the sense 'furious, madly violent'): from Latin rabidus, from rabere 'to rave'

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