ADJECTIVE | pert | rabid | of or infected by rabies |
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all | rabid, fanatic, fanatical, overzealous | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
Sounds | rae'bihd; rey'bihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | Of or infected by rabies. | |
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Spanish | rabioso | |
Catalan | rabiós | |
Nouns | rabies | an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal) |
Adverbs | rabidly | in the manner of an animal with rabies |
Meaning | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. | |
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Example | "rabid isolationist" | |
Synonyms | fanatic, fanatical, overzealous | |
Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
Spanish | fanático | |
Catalan | fanàtic | |
Nouns | rabidity, rabidness | unrestrained / unrestrained excitement / excitement or enthusiasm |
Adverbs | rabidly | in an extreme or fanatical manner |
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