Reptitious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Reptitious is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
Meaning
(obsolete) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, (figuratively) cold-blooded, treacherous.
Example Sentences
Reptitious, ſtealing or creeping on by degrees.
Some Serpents are reptitious, creep on the Belly, and some have Feet.
Reptile or Reptitious, that creeps; or, by privy means, gets to high estate.
Whether [dysentery] proceeds from... some Occult cause, no venomous Creature living [in Ireland] to suck that which may be thought... well distributed amongst reptitious Animals, I shall not determine.
Synonyms for reptitious
Depending on context, synonyms include reptant, reptatorial, reptatory, reptilious, reptile, reptilian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reptilious, irreptitious, reptilelike, reptilic, subreptitious, reptating.
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