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Webster 1913 Edition


Rabid

Rab′id

(răb′ĭd)
,
Adj.
[L.
rabidus
, from
rabere
to rave. See
Rage
,
Noun.
]
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rabid

RAB'ID

,
Adj.
[L. rabidus, from rabio, rabo, to rage.]
Furious; raging; mad; as a rabid dog or wolf. It is particularly applied to animals of the canine genus, affected with the distemper called rabies, and whose bite communicates hydrophobia.

Definition 2024


rabid

rabid

English

Adjective

rabid (comparative rabider, superlative rabidest)

  1. Affected with rabies.
    a rabid dog or fox
  2. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
    a rabid virus
  3. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
  4. Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
    a rabid socialist
    rabid Green Bay Packers fans

Translations

Quotations

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

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