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Lilliputian definition

Lil·li·pu·tian (lil′ə pyo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

adjective

  1. of Lilliput or its people
  2. very small; tiny
  3. narrow-minded; petty

noun

  1. an inhabitant of Lilliput
  2. a very small person
  3. a narrow-minded person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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