rabid
adjective
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice.
rabidly
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a word derived from
rabid.
Example Sentences
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It comes down to negotiation, trust and compromise, which in Cortez Masto’s view, is still possible — even in these rabidly partisan times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
I could tell them he wasn’t an American veteran at all—he was Canadian, and he was actually pretty rabidly anti-American, an oil engineer–turned–environmentalist, a serial philanderer.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2024
IndyCar doesn’t come close to F1 in viewership numbers, but the recent nastiness directed toward drivers shows that its fans are as rabidly passionate as any other sport or racing series.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Still, some Labour voices in government "were rabidly anti-nuclear", said Mr Wilson, the party's former energy minister.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2022
To become a climber was to join a self-contained, rabidly idealistic society, largely unnoticed and surprisingly uncorrupted by the world at large.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
