Rabid

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Quotations

English

Etymology

From the Latin rabidus, from rabere, or to rave.

Adjective

rabid (more rabid, most rabid)

1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
3. Affected with rabies, as, a rabid dog or fox.
4. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as, rabid virus.

Quotations

• The rabid flight, Of winds that ruin ships. -- Chapman