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reptilian
[ rep-til-ee-uhn, -til-yuhn ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
- mean; treacherous; harmful.
noun
- a reptile.
reptilian
/ ĕ-ĭ′ŧ-ə /
- Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reptilian1
Example Sentences
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.
The reptilian heaviness of their armor must feel rich on the textured stone.
And I think we need to name it: white, Christian nationalism — and misogyny is at the reptilian brain stem of white Christian nationalism.
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.
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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