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lilliputian meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of lilliputian at MeaningMonkey.org. lilliputian meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.LILLIPUTIAN noun
Definition of lilliputian (noun)
- a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
- a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
LILLIPUTIAN adjective
Definition of Lilliputian (adjective)
- tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
- "the Lilliputian population"
- very small
- (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"
- synonyms: fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial
Source: Princeton University Wordnet