reptilismn.
/ˈrɛptᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈrɛptəˌlɪzəm/ Now rare.
Reptilian nature or character; esp. underhandedness, baseness.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > [noun]
evil willc897
leth971
loathc1175
atterness?c1225
ill1303
maltalentc1330
ill-willingnessa1340
talenta1380
malignityc1390
ill willa1400
fellnessc1410
malevolencec1454
malignation?c1500
hatefulness1548
malignance1605
malevolency1635
malignancy1640
reptilism1821
fiendism1852
unbenignity1867
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun]
evil willc897
leth971
loathc1175
atterness?c1225
ill1303
maltalentc1330
ill-willingnessa1340
talenta1380
malignityc1390
ill willa1400
with hard (also sorry) gracec1405
malevolencec1454
malignation?c1500
malignitiesa1529
hatefulness1548
malignance1605
fiendishness1613
malevolency1635
malignancy1640
fellness1678
malevolentness1727
malignantness1727
reptilism1821
unbenignity1867
1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 698 The vulgar vocabulary of rottenness and reptilism.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 211 That reptilism which lurks in every corner of public life.
1897 Bibliotheca Sacra Jan. 10 The strain of antecedent reptilism remains in their [sc. birds'] blood.
a1988 F. Ewen Half-cent. Greatness (2007) ii. ii. 144 There is an atmosphere of reptilism about Golyadkin in his constant insinuations into places and situations which..will only bring about his further abasement and humiliation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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