Meaning & use
rabid
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Affected with rabies, or fanatically extreme in opinion, enthusiasm, or behavior.
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The rabid dog had to be quarantined and tested immediately.
He's a rabid fan who has never missed a single home game.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, describing intense enthusiasm or hostility, is now more common than the medical one in everyday speech.
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