Rabid

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She was rabid at the club ( she danced enthusiastically)
The dog rabidly bit the bulgar.
He rabidly started studying math at the last minute before the exam starts. (I just wanted to describe it in funny way)

Do you think "rabid" is used properly with sense of humor ?

Khoff · Accepted Answer

I don't find any of these uses of "rabid" very humorous.

Messier42 · Answer

Thank you for your comment. Do they make sense?

Khoff · Answer

messier42She was rabid at the club ( she danced enthusiastically)The dog rabidly bit the bulgar. He rabidly started studying math at the last minute before the exam starts. (I just wanted to describe it in funny way)

They don't sound at all natural to me. The online dictionary gives as an example "a rabid feminist", meaning "extreme, fanatical."
1) "She was rabid at the club" does not tell me that she was dancing enthusiastically any more than "she was extreme at the club" would.
2) I would certainly NOT use any form of the word "rabid" to describe a dog, unless the dog was actually suffering from rabies. It's not funny, it's just confusing. Is the dog rabid, or isn't it? It can be a question of life or death.
3) As an adverb, at least to my ears, "rabidly" is sufficiently unusual that it's likely to be taken as a misspelling of "rapidly."

I would suggest that you pick some other words and just give up on "rabid."

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