adjective
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relating to or having rabies
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zealous; fanatical; violent; raging
Other Word Forms
- rabidity noun
- rabidly adverb
- rabidness noun
Etymology
Origin of rabid
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin rabidus “raving, furious, mad,” from rab(ere) “to rave, be mad” + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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On the topic of rabid fans: I listened to an episode of “Wilco the Podcast” — these guys are deep in the lore.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
“There is a rabid fan base for the books and we wanted to be true to them,” says Justin Stockman, Bell Media’s vice president of content development and programming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
She hadn’t adjusted the prices yet to reflect the rabid demand, so she declined the requests and tweaked the rates.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
“She’ll be rabid if she thinks she missed something this important.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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