lilliputian Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
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noun a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
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adjective tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
- the Lilliputian population
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adjective satellite very small
bantam; petite; diminutive; tiny; midget; flyspeck.
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
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adjective satellite (informal) small and of little importance
little; petty; footling; piffling; niggling; trivial; piddling; fiddling; picayune.
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
WordNet
Lil`li*pu"tian noun
Definitions
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One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput." - Hence:
A person or thing of very small size.
Lil`li*pu"tian adjective
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Of or having to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants. - Hence:
Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.
