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Webster 1913 Edition


Rabid

Rab′id

(răb′ĭd)
,
Adj.
[L.
rabidus
, from
rabere
to rave. See
Rage
,
Noun.
]
1.
Furious; raging; extremely violent.
The
rabid
flight
Of winds that ruin ships.
Chapman.
2.
Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous;
as, a
rabid
socialist
.
3.
Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad;
as, a
rabid
dog or fox
.
4.
(Med.)
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia;
as,
rabid
virus
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rabid

RAB'ID

,
Adj.
[L. rabidus, from rabio, rabo, to rage.]
Furious; raging; mad; as a rabid dog or wolf. It is particularly applied to animals of the canine genus, affected with the distemper called rabies, and whose bite communicates hydrophobia.