Rab″id (răb″ĭd), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to rave. See Rage, n.] 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.