rabid

[rab-id]

adjective

1. irrationally extreme in opinion or practice.

   a rabid isolationist;

   a rabid baseball fan.

   Synonyms: bigoted, fanatical, ardent, fervent, zealous

2. furious or raging; violently intense.

   a rabid hunger.

3. affected with or pertaining to rabies; mad.

rabid

/ ˈreɪ-, ˈræbɪd, rəˈbɪdɪtɪ /

adjective

1. relating to or having rabies

2. zealous; fanatical; violent; raging

Other Word Forms

• rabidity noun
• rabidly adverb
• rabidness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rabid¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin rabidus “raving, furious, mad,” from rab(ere) “to rave, be mad” + -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of rabid¹

C17: from Latin rabidus frenzied, mad, from rabere to be mad

Example Sentences

An event that started off as a bluff has outgrown its genre roots to become a legitimate destination for rabid film fans, boasting rarities and prestige titles alike.

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County rabid bat map, which, on that day, listed 33 infected bats encountered during this year alone.

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Meanwhile, Ortega’s parents issued their own statement on her Instagram stories, acknowledging the offensive nature of the posts and asking for compassion from rabid fans who are flooding their daughter’s social pages.

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“I could have sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and they would have bought it,” he said of his rabid fanbase in a 1989 interview with The Times.

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And it’s what’s driving all the rabid responses to activists waving the Mexican flag.

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Related Words

• crazed 
• delirious 
• enthusiastic 
• fanatical 
• fervent 
• frenzied 
• furious 
• virulent 
• zealous