reptilian

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

rettile

proditoria

sinonimi

reptile

mean

crawling

creeper

creeping

groveling

reptiles

truckler

base

reptilious

crawler

Traduzioni

reptil

ερπετό

rèptil

زَاحِف

reptilisch

ερπετοειδής

ερπετόμορφος

ερπετώδης

reptile

peu fiable

ambiguus

dubbelhartig

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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