rabid

adjective

ra·​bid ˈra-bəd 

also

ˈrā- 

1

a

: extremely violent : furious

b

: going to extreme lengths in expressing or pursuing a feeling, interest, or opinion

rabid editorials

a rabid supporter

2

: affected with rabies

rabidity

rə-ˈbi-də-tē 

ra-

rā-

noun

rabidly

ˈra-bəd-lē 

 also  ˈrā-

adverb

rabidness noun

Synonyms

• extreme
• extremist
• fanatic
• fanatical
• radical
• revolutionary
• revolutionist
• ultra

Examples of rabid in a Sentence

a politician with rabid supporters

Her husband is a rabid baseball fan.

Recent Examples on the Web

The series came to an end after six seasons, 51 Emmy nominations (including a 2005 win for Outstanding Drama Series), and years of rabid internet fan speculation. —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2024

So every week during the college football season, rabid fans in California, Texas and Florida must look to a local bookie or top offshore betting sites like BetOnline to place bets. —Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024

The community is cancerous and its toxicity has metastasized through social media with a rabid irrational hate over most projects. —Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024

The trailer earned rabid applause, as did Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov who is in town to world premiere his documentary Real from the trenches of the Ukraine war. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin rabidus mad, from rabere

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

rabid

adjective

ra·​bid ˈrab-əd 

 also  ˈrā-bəd

1

: extremely violent : furious

2

: going to extreme lengths (as in interest or opinion)

rabid supporters

3

: affected with rabies

a rabid dog

rabidly adverb

Medical Definition

rabid

adjective

ra·​bid

ˈrab-əd also ˈrā-bəd

: affected with rabies

a rabid dog