"reptilious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɛpˈtɪlɪəs/ [UK], /ɹɛpˈtɪljəs/ [US], /ɹɛpˈtɪliəs/ [US] Forms: more reptilious [comparative], most reptilious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪlɪəs, -ɪljəs, -ɪliəs Etymology: From reptile + -ious, replacing earlier adjectival reptile and reptitious. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reptile|-ious}} reptile + -ious, {{m|en|reptile}} reptile, {{m|en|reptitious}} reptitious Head templates: {{en-adjective}} reptilious (comparative more reptilious, superlative most reptilious)
  1. (dated) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling. Tags: dated Synonyms: reptile [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-reptilious-en-adj-d~UcZBCp
  2. (dated) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia. Tags: dated Synonyms: reptilian [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-reptilious-en-adj-86-mZ0dm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 23 77

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