adj. very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous; comparable to one with rabies.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
adj. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
adj. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad.
adj. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Furious; raging; mad.
Specifically— Affected with rabies or hydrophobia, as a dog, wolf, horse, or man; hydrophobic; mad.
Pertaining to rabies: as, rabid virus.
Excessively or foolishly intense; rampant: as, a rabid Tory; a rabid teetotaler.
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adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
adj. of or infected by rabies
Word Usage
"Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, says she's scared of what she calls the rabid Republican who lives across the street from her house."