rabidness

Variant of rabid

rabid definition

rabid (rab′id; for 3, occas. rā′bid)

adjective

  1. violent; raging
  2. fanatic or unreasonably zealous in beliefs, opinions, or pursuits
  3. of or having rabies

Etymology: L rabidus < rabere, to rage, prob. < IE base *rabh-, to be violent, raging > Sans rábhas-, violence, force, L rabies, madness

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