单词 | reptitious |
释义 | † reptitiousadj. Obsolete. Of the nature of a reptile; that creeps or crawls; (figurative) underhand, devious. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > softly or stealthily stealing1574 reptitious1658 sliving1821 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving along with hands and feet or with body prone > [adjective] > creeping or crawling creepingc1000 go-by-ground?a1300 crawlinga1400 rampinga1500 reptile1607 humiserpent1641 reptant1670 reptitious1742 acrawl1834 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Reptitious, stealing or creeping on by degrees. 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Reptile or Reptitious [1656 Repititious], that creeps; or, by privy means, gets to high estate. 1675 E. Borlase Reduct. Ireland 172 Whether it [sc. dysentery] proceeds from..some Occult cause, no venomous Creature living there [sc. Ireland] to suck that which may be thought..well distributed amongst reptitious Animals, I shall not determine. 1727 R. Acherley Britannic Constit. ii. 122 If any Acts of Power..proceed from the King alone, without his Parliament, they are..Half-Shaped, Reptitious [Errata: Reptilious], and Illegal. 1742 C. Owen Ess. Nat. Hist. Serpents i. i. 2 Some Serpents are reptitious, creep on the Belly, and some have Feet. 1763 Triumph of Brutes 3 If reptitious, give a serpent's guile, or weep deceit with crocodiles of Nile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < |
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