rastejante

Portuguese

Etymology

From rastejar (“to crawl; to creep”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁas.te.ˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • Hyphenation: ras‧te‧jan‧te

Adjective

rastejante m, f (plural rastejantes, comparable)

  1. crawling; creeping; slithering (moving close to the ground)
    Synonym: rastejador
  2. (botany) creeping (growing along a surface rather than upwards)
    Synonyms: rasteiro, reptante
  3. (figuratively) submissive; servile (meekly obedient)
    Synonyms: submisso, servil
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