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lilliputian meaning and definition

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LILLIPUTIAN noun

Definition of lilliputian (noun)

  1. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  2. a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

LILLIPUTIAN adjective

Definition of Lilliputian (adjective)

  1. tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
    • "the Lilliputian population"
  2. very small
    • "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
    • synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny
  3. (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

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