rep·til·ian
rep-ˈti-lē-ən 
-ˈtil-yən
1
: resembling or having the characteristics of the reptiles
2
: of or relating to the reptiles
3
: cold-bloodedly treacherous
a reptilian villain—
Theodore Dreiser
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
He is subjected to constant humiliation by hotel management, particularly the waiter-turned-hotel director Osip, played to reptilian perfection by Johnny Harris.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Patrick, born Roman, raised Welsh, and famously credited with banishing snakes from Ireland (a reptilian issue geology had resolved millennia before) dominates the global imagination.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The tuatara of New Zealand, a spiny reptilian relic, can outlive generations of researchers studying it.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
He is subjected to constant humiliation by hotel management, particularly the waiter-turned-hotel director Osip, played to reptilian perfection by Johnny Harris.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
Saturday Day Three Harry Hamlin had some notes for his reptilian co-stars
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Check out the rest of their conversation in the studio, including everything to know about the upcoming season of Mayfair Witches, here.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Patrick, born Roman, raised Welsh, and famously credited with banishing snakes from Ireland (a reptilian issue geology had resolved millennia before) dominates the global imagination.
—Gemma Allen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Reptilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reptilian. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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