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reptilian

/ɹepˈtɪliən/

noun

Meaning

  • A reptilian animal: a reptile.

  • A reptilian person, especially (racial slur) a Jew.

  • A reptilian alien, especially (often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race purported to secretly control the world.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia.

  • Reptilelike.

  • Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.

  • Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.

Synonyms

cold-blooded,
reptilelike,
reptilious,
reptitious