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RABID
fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid
(adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; “rabid isolationist”
rabid
(adjective) of or infected by rabies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rabid (comparative rabider, superlative rabidest)
Affected with rabies.
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
Furious; raging; extremely violent.
Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
Noun
rabid (plural rabids)
A human or animal infected with rabies.
Someone who is fanatical in opinion.
Anagrams
• Baird, bidar, braid
Source: Wiktionary
Rab"id (rab"id), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.]
1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The rabid flight Of winds that ruin ships. Chapman.
2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox.
4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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