English Explanatory Dictionary

rabid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Affected with rabies.
  2. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
  3. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
  4. Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
noun
  1. A human or animal infected with rabies.
  2. Someone who is fanatical in opinion.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæbɪd/ /ˈɹeɪbɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rabid.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rabid2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-rabid.wav

Word forms

rabid rabider rabidest rabids

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rabidusbor. English rabid From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

Synonyms

fierce infuriate raging ferocious furious grim incessive rabid savage volatile wild ardent fanatical maximum utmost extreme exquisite intense almighty greatest highest maximal passing ultimate uttermost

Derived words

nonrabid rabidity rabidly rabidness rabid wolf spider
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