rab´id|ness

rab´id|ness
rab|id «RAB ihd», adjective.
1. unreasonably extreme; fanatical; violent: »

The rebels are rabid idealists.

SYNONYM(S): impassioned.
2. furious; raging: »

He was rabid with anger.

SYNONYM(S): frantic, raving.
3. a) having rabies; mad: »

a rabid dog.

b) of rabies.
[< Latin rabidus < rabere be mad < rabiēs madness]
rab´id|ly, adverb.
rab´id|ness, noun.

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