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reptilious

UK/ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/US/ɹɛpˈtɪljəs/

reptilious adjective: synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.

Adjective

reptilious (comparative more reptilious, superlative most reptilious)

  1. (dated) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
    • Reptilious, creeping, crawling, swarming upon the belly, etc.1771, William Pardon & al., A New General English Dictionary, 14th ed., s.v. "Reptilious"
  2. (dated) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
    • The lecturer... pointed out the peculiar difference in the process of breathing which distinguished the reptilious from the aquatic species.1858 December 8, Birmingham Daily Post, page 4

Synonyms of reptilious

Forms of reptilious

comparativemore reptilious
superlativemost reptilious

Origin of reptilious

From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious.

Questions about reptilious

What does reptilious mean?
Reptilious means synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
What part of speech is reptilious?
Reptilious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce reptilious?
Reptilious is pronounced /ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/ (UK).

Words near reptilious in the dictionary

  1. reptiliferous
  2. reptiliform
  3. reptiliology
  4. reptiliomorph
  5. reptiliomorphs
  6. reptilious
  7. reptilism
  8. reptility
  9. reptilium
  10. reptilivorous
  11. reptiloid

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