rabid
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈræbɪd/
- Not to mention my rabid readers.
- rabid fans
- a rabid anti
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Watch on YouTubeShe sounds like she's a rabid fan of mine.
- She sounds like she's a rabid fan of mine.
- He was what we would nowadays call a rabid MAGA American.
- So Speaking of like rabid Tesla fans, they're they're on it.
- We're talking about actual rabid fans where all they do is post about AMD.
- We're, we're seeing shows that are getting smaller audiences but enormously loyal, rabid fan bases.
- And that's part of the history too, that we tend to forget when we make a scarecrow image of this rabid raging fanatic.
- But indie games have the ability to really inspire people and, and, and 'cause this kind of rabid fascination.
- But I think that on the surface, yes, but underneath that, what has kept propelling Trump is this MAGA base and how rabid they are.
- That's how they provide a permission structure to their rabid racist base because their base would be like, Oh no, we support our troops.
- And so that's really good, but also the people that you're getting there are rabid buyers and lovers of the person.
Examples
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I am nourished by the practice of my craft and the fondness of rabid fans.
Fiction book (1995) -
We're, we're seeing shows that are getting smaller audiences but enormously loyal, rabid fan bases.
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My faith is better served away from the rabid crowd.
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What he did not take into account was the fact that Steven was rabid on the subject.
Fiction book (1991) -
But you would have to say he was a rabid secularist.
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We're talking about actual rabid fans where all they do is post about AMD.
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Because I am, I am a rabid capitalist.
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Growing up, my brother and I were rabid Dodgers fans;
Fiction book (2001) -
And there are others, lots of others, who engender rabid loyalty from devoted readers.
Academic text (2005) -
Many rabid fans of the band waited hours in line for tickets to the concert.
Synonyms
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3.5
Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable
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7.7
Being too eager and causing problems
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6.8
Very strong support for an idea or cause without question
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8.0
Showing wild, irrational behavior
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4.3
Showing very strong enthusiasm for a cause in a way that ignores reason
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8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
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4.2
Feeling too excited or eager in a way that bothers other people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rabid comes from the same Latin root rabidus and rabies meaning 'madness' or 'rage', so a rabid fan is like someone almost 'mad' with excitement about a person or idea.