rabid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or infected by rabies
  2. adjective marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

Etymology

From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

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