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Rabid

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Etymology

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

Adjective

  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.

Quotes

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