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Lilliputian

noun

1 lilliputian

A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian).

Polish: liliput

2 Lilliputian

A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift.

adjective

1 Lilliputian

Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput.

2 lilliputian

Very small:
— A lilliputian chest of drawers.

synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny.

Polish: drobny

3 lilliputian

informal Small and of little importance:
— Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war.

synonyms: fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial.

Polish: bagatelny


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