Rabid \Rab"id\ (r[a^]b"[i^]d), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to
   rave. See {Rage}, n.]
   1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.
      
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            The rabid flight
            Of winds that ruin ships.             --Chapman.
      
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   2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion;
      excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.
      
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   3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a
      rabid dog or fox.
      
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   4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as,
      rabid virus.
      
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