What does reptitious mean?
Reptitious means (obsolete) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling..
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/ɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ · adjective
(obsolete) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling..
Reptile or Reptitious, that creeps; or, by privy means, gets to high estate.
Reptitious, ſtealing or creeping on by degrees.
Some Serpents are reptitious, creep on the Belly, and some have Feet.
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.
Use reptitious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reptitious means (obsolete) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling..
Common synonyms include reptant, reptatorial, reptatory, reptilious.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Reptile or Reptitious, that creeps; or, by privy means, gets to high estate.
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