reptilian.

1. Relating to animals such as lizards, snakes, and crocodiles, or resembling them.

2. Cold, calculating, or lacking sympathy in behavior.

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Words that belong together

• reptilian eyes
• reptilian scales

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Reptilian eyes watched from beneath the sculpted human brow.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Biological relation normally non-gradable; appearance or figurative character comparative more reptilian, superlative most reptilian where meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.