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reptile adjective. E17.
[Late Latin reptilis, from Latin rept- pa. ppl stem of repere creep, crawl: see -ILE.]
Of an animal: creeping, crawling. E17-L18.
Mean, grovelling, contemptible. M17.
Of the nature of, characterized by, or pertaining to the action of creeping or crawling. Now rare or obsolete. E18.