/rep til"ee euhn, -til"yeuhn/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
2. groveling, debased, or despicable; contemptible.
3. mean; treacherous; harmful.
n.
4. a reptile.
[ 1840-50; Reptili ( a ) reptiles (pl. of REPTILE, neut. of LL reptilis; see REPTILE) + -AN ]