Definition of "rabid" in English

adjective

1. Affected with rabies.

   • a rabid dog or fox

2. Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.

   • a rabid virus

3. (by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.

4. (figurative) Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

   • a rabid socialist
   • rabid Green Bay Packers fans

noun

1. A human or animal infected with rabies.

2. Someone who is fanatical in opinion.