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răbĭdus , a, um, adj. 1. rabo,
I.raving, furious, enraged, savage, fierce, mad, rabid (as adj. mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.: “furens, furiosus, insanus): canes,” Lucr. 5, 892; Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 98; Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 6; 1, 15, 2; 3, 30, 1; id. Ep. 99, 24: “catuli,” Sil. 10, 127: “corpus (Canis),” Cic. Arat. 110: “tigres,” Verg. G. 2, 151; cf. “leones,” Lucr. 4, 712; Hor. A. P. 393: “lupa, Ov A. A. 3, 8: bimembres,” id. M. 12, 494: “alios age incitatos, alios age rabidos,” Cat. 63, 93: “non impulsus et rabidus,” Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 4. —
II. Transf., of things: “Pelorum (on account of the neighboring Scylla),” Luc. 6, 66 Cort. N. cr.: “lingua,” Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 11; cf. “murmur,” Val. Fl. 4, 239: “ut rabida ora quierunt,” Verg. A. 6, 102; cf. id. ib. 6, 80: “aspectus (draconis),” Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62: “certamen,” Sil. 16, 410; cf. “arma,” id. 7, 253: “fames (Cerberi),” Verg. A. 6, 421; cf.: “sitis (Tantali),” Sen. Herc. Oet. 1077: “rabies,” Cat. 63, 44.—
III. Trop., impulsive, passionate, impetuous: “impulsus et rabidus,” Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 5: “adfectus,” id. ib. 3, 16, 2: “furor animi,” Cat. 63, 38: “mores,” Ov. A. A. 3, 501: “rabida et jurgiosa facundia,” Gell. 19, 9, 7.—Adv.: răbĭ-dē , ravingly, madly, furiously, rabidly: “omnia rabide appetentem,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16. — Comp.: “raptari,” Aug. Mor. Manich. 2, 14.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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