reptilian

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of or relating to the members of the class Reptilia (reptiles).
2. Reptilelike.
3. (figuratively) Unthinking, low, base, contemptible.
4. (figuratively) Cold-blooded, treacherous, unavoidably selfish and hostile.

Noun

1. A reptilian animal: a reptile.
2. (figuratively) A reptilian person, especially (ethnic slur) a Jew.
3. A reptilian alien, especially (ufology, often capitalized) of a shapeshifting race alleged to secretly control the world.

Concepts

reptile

peu fiable

Synonymes

reptile

mean

crawling

creeper

creeping

groveling

reptiles

truckler

base

reptilious

crawler

Traductions

reptil

زَاحِف

ερπετό

rettile

rèptil

ερπετοειδής

ερπετόμορφος

ερπετώδης

proditoria

ambiguus

dubbelhartig

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From reptile + -ian, replacing earlier reptilious and adjectival reptile.