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reptilian

[ rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
  2. groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
  3. mean; treacherous; harmful.


noun

  1. a reptile.

reptilian

/ ĕ-ĭŧ-ə /

  1. Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reptilian1

1840–50; < New Latin Reptili ( a ) reptiles (plural of ŧپ, neuter of Late Latin ŧپ; reptile ) + -an
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It turns the human brain into a reptilian one and activates the sympathetic nervous system, putting us into fight-or-flight mode — the same one we can get stuck in when we’re chronically lonely.

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The reptilian heaviness of their armor must feel rich on the textured stone.

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And I think we need to name it: white, Christian nationalism — and misogyny is at the reptilian brain stem of white Christian nationalism.

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Cancer Christ mixes Christian, satanic and other “reptilian” imagery in an intentionally and outlandishly sacrilegious mix, with members at times wearing snake masks atop religious garments.

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But when it comes to campaigns and elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality, priding herself on a reptilian cold-bloodedness.

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