# reptitious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹəpˈtɪʃəs/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
2. Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, (figuratively) cold-blooded, treacherous.

## Etymology
From Late Latin reptitius (“creeping”), corruption of Latin reperticius, from reptus (“crept, crawled”) + -īcius (“-itious”), from rēpere (“to creep, to crawl”), modified by English -ious, q.v. Cognate with repent, reptant, reptile, reptilious, surreptitious.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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