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reptitious

/ɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ UK
/ɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/ US

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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.

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obsolete Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling. Reptitious, ſtealing or creeping on by degrees.
Similar: reptant, reptatorial, reptatory, reptilious, reptile
obsolete Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, (figuratively) cold-blooded, treacherous. Reptile or Reptitious, that creeps; or, by privy means, gets to high estate.
Similar: reptilian, viperish, viperous, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside, dispassionate

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@misc{reptitious_2026,
  title = {reptitious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reptitious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}