rabid

From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæbɪd/, /ˈɹeɪbɪd/

• Audio (Southern England, /ˈɹæbɪd/)

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• Audio (Southern England, /ˈɹeɪbɪd/)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæbɪd/

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• Rhymes: -æbɪd

rabid (comparative rabider, superlative rabidest)

A rabid dog with dropping saliva, which is an indicator of rabies.

1. Affected with rabies.

   a rabid dog or fox

2. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.

   a rabid virus

3. (by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.
4. (figurative) Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

   a rabid socialist

   rabid Green Bay Packers fans

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  The rabid flight, Of winds that ruin ships.

  The spelling has been modernized.

rabid (plural rabids)

1. A human or animal infected with rabies.
2. Someone who is fanatical in opinion.

• Baird, Bardi, bidar, braid