Rabid

Rabid
Rabid Rab"id (r[a^]b"[i^]d), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See {Rage}, n.] 1. Furious; raging; extremely violent. [1913 Webster]

The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist. [1913 Webster]

3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox. [1913 Webster]

4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus. [1913 Webster]


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