rabid

Etymology

From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

adj

  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

noun

  1. A human or animal infected with rabies.
  2. Someone who is fanatical in opinion.

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