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reptitious.

Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɹəpˈtɪʃəs/UK/ɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/US
  1. Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.

    obsolete
  2. Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, (figuratively) cold-blooded, treacherous.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin reptitius (“creeping”), corruption of Latin reperticius, from reptus (“crept, crawled”) + -īcius (“-itious”), from rēpere (“to creep, to crawl”), modified by English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repent, reptant, reptile, reptilious, surreptitious.

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