reptilian

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

dubbelhartig

Synoniemen

reptile

mean

crawling

creeper

creeping

groveling

reptiles

truckler

base

reptilious

crawler

Vertalingen

reptil

ερπετό

rèptil

زَاحِف

rettile

ερπετοειδής

ερπετόμορφος

ερπετώδης

reptile

peu fiable

proditoria

ambiguus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/

Etymologie (Engels)

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