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Rabid

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹæbɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Rabid is an adjective meaning Affected with rabies.

Meaning

Affected with rabies.

More Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
  2. (by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.
  3. (figurative) Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
  4. A human or animal infected with rabies.
  5. Someone who is fanatical in opinion.

Example Sentences

a rabid virus
a rabid socialist
a rabid dog or fox
He met her struggles with rabid force, shaking her and growling.

Word Forms

Synonyms for rabid

Depending on context, synonyms include fierce, infuriate, raging, ferocious, furious, grim.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include passionate, overzealous, fanatical, angry, enraged, insane.

passionateoverzealousfanaticalangryenragedinsanemadfierceskittishruggedviolentwildstaunchrabiaterabieticfeveredmordaciousrattyrabulistic

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