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1. (adj.) Lilliputian
extremely small; tiny.
2. Lilliputian
petty.
3. (n.) Lilliputian
an inhabitant of Lilliput.
4. Lilliputian
a very small person.
Etymology: (1726)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lilliputian
a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
2. (adj) Lilliputian
a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
3. (adj) Lilliputian
tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
"the Lilliputian population"
4. (adj) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
very small
"diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
5. (adj) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(informal) small and of little importance
"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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) lilliputian
of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants
2. (adj) lilliputian
of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed
3. (noun) lilliputian
one belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput."
4. (noun) lilliputian
a person or thing of very small size
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