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rabid
rab·id
[
rábbid
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
fanatical:
very enthusiastic about an idea, belief, or activity, often to the point of being blind to other opinions, beliefs, or preferences
2.
intense:
feeling or showing an emotion or need extremely intensely
a rabid lust for power
3.
violent:
marked by ferociousness or violence
4.
medicine
veterinary medicine
having rabies:
infected with rabies
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
rabidus
<
rabere
"rave, be mad"
]
ra·bid·i·ty
[
rə bíddətee
]
noun
rab·id·ly
adverb
rab·id·ness
noun
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ra·bid·i·ty [ rə bíddətee ] nounrab·id·ly adverbrab·id·ness noun
