Lilliputian Definition

liləpyo͝ozhən
noun
An inhabitant of Lilliput.
Webster's New World
A very small person.
Webster's New World
A narrow-minded person.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of lilliputian.
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adjective
Of Lilliput or its people.
Webster's New World
Very small; tiny.
Webster's New World
Narrow-minded; petty.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of lilliputian.
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Noun

Singular:
Lilliputian
Plural:
lilliputians

Origin of Lilliputian

  • After Lilliput , a country in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where everything was diminutive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

    From Wiktionary

Lilliputian Sentence Examples

  • The name of Basho is immemorially associated with this kind of lilliputian versicle, which reached the extreme of impressionism.

  • But the necessary supplies were never forthcoming and the diet remained absolutely indifferent to the triumphs of Zolkiewski and the other great generals who performed Brobdingnagian feats with Lilliputian armies.

  • Small plants quickly become Lilliputian bushes, 3 inches to 6 inches high, and when fully exposed are almost as compact as Moss.

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