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    Lil·li·pu·tian
    /ˌliləˈpyo͞oSHən/

    adjective

    • 1. trivial or very small: "America's banks no longer look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan's"

    noun

    • 1. a trivial or very small person or thing.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › LilliputianLilliputian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LILLIPUTIAN is of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput. How to use Lilliputian in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLilliputian | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. mainly humorous uk / ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃ ə n / us / ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃ ə n /. Add to word list. Add to word list. extremely small. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Extremely small. atomized. be knee-high to a grasshopper idiom.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › LilliputianLilliputian - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something Lilliputian is very small. You might complain to your grandmother that your piece of apple pie is Lilliputian in comparison to your brother's.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › lilliputianLILLIPUTIAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lilliputian definition: extremely small; tiny; diminutive.. See examples of LILLIPUTIAN used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › lilliputianLilliputian - definition of Lilliputian by The Free Dictionary

    Lil·li·pu·tian. also lil·li·pu·tian (lĭl′ə-pyo͞o′shən) n. A very small person or being. adj. 1. Very small; diminutive. 2. Trivial; petty. [After Lilliput, a country in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where everything was diminutive .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLILLIPUTIAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. a tiny person or being. adjective. 2. tiny; very small. 3. petty or trivial. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: from Lilliput, an imaginary country of tiny inhabitants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) Lilliputian in American English. (ˌlɪləˈpjuʃən ) adjective. 1. of Lilliput or its people. 2.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLilliputian | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Meaning of Lilliputian in English. Lilliputian. adjective. mainly humorousus/ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃən/uk/ˌlɪl.ɪˈpjuː.ʃən/. Add to word listAdd to word list. extremely small. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Extremely small. atomized.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishLilliputian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of Lilliputian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › lilliputianLilliputian Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Very small; tiny. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Narrow-minded; petty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Alternative form of lilliputian. Wiktionary. Synonyms: flyspeck. petite. bantam. tiny.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLILLIPUTIAN definition in American English | Collins English...

    1. extremely small; tiny; diminutive. 2. petty; trivial. Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war. noun. 3. an inhabitant of Lilliput. 4. a very small person. 5. a person who is narrow or petty in outlook. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.