Lilliputian

[ lil-i-pyoo-shuhn ]

/ ˌlɪl ɪˈpyu ʃən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Lilliputian ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

extremely small; tiny; diminutive.

petty; trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war.

noun

an inhabitant of Lilliput.

a very small person.

a person who is narrow or petty in outlook.

Origin of Lilliputian

First recorded in 1726; Lilliput + -ian

Words nearby Lilliputian

Lille Bælt, Lillee, Lillian, Lillibullero, Lilliput, Lilliputian, Lillo, lilly-pilly, Lilo, Lilongwe, lilt

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Example sentences from the Web for Lilliputian

How could he pick the Lilliputian city whose favorite place of worship is the Rocky statue at the foot of an art museum?
Cliff Lee Signs With the Phillies: Get Over It, New York|Buzz Bissinger|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This plant so precious has numberless enemies in the Lilliputian world to which I am introducing you.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)|William Kirby
It was always one of her Lilliputian ambitions to obtain the reputation of a feeble appetite.
Discipline|Mary Brunton
It was a deer; perfect and beautiful, but cast in a Lilliputian mould.
The Blind Spot|Austin Hall

A company of little ones, therefore, looked like an assemblage of Lilliputian merveilleuses and incroyables.
The Nameless Castle|Maurus Jkai
The little standard, or bush, is simply a diminutive Lilliputian kind of tree—just such as a boy would wish for in his garden.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Lilliputian

Lilliputian

/ (ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən) /

noun

a tiny person or being

adjective

tiny; very small

petty or trivial

Word Origin for Lilliputian

C18: from Lilliput, an imaginary country of tiny inhabitants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lilliputian
释义	Lilliputian [ lil-i-pyoo-shuhn ] / ˌlɪl ɪˈpyu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Lilliputian ON THESAURUS.COM adjective extremely small; tiny; diminutive. petty; trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war. noun an inhabitant of Lilliput. a very small person. a person who is narrow or petty in outlook. Origin of Lilliputian First recorded in 1726; Lilliput + -ian Words nearby Lilliputian Lille Bælt, Lillee, Lillian, Lillibullero, Lilliput, Lilliputian, Lillo, lilly-pilly, Lilo, Lilongwe, lilt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lilliputian How could he pick the Lilliputian city whose favorite place of worship is the Rocky statue at the foot of an art museum? Cliff Lee Signs With the Phillies: Get Over It, New York\|Buzz Bissinger\|December 15, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This plant so precious has numberless enemies in the Lilliputian world to which I am introducing you. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)\|William Kirby It was always one of her Lilliputian ambitions to obtain the reputation of a feeble appetite. Discipline\|Mary Brunton It was a deer; perfect and beautiful, but cast in a Lilliputian mould. The Blind Spot\|Austin Hall A company of little ones, therefore, looked like an assemblage of Lilliputian merveilleuses and incroyables. The Nameless Castle\|Maurus Jkai The little standard, or bush, is simply a diminutive Lilliputian kind of tree—just such as a boy would wish for in his garden. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Lilliputian Lilliputian / (ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən) / noun a tiny person or being adjective tiny; very small petty or trivial Word Origin for Lilliputian C18: from Lilliput, an imaginary country of tiny inhabitants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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