Lilliputian
extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
petty; trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war.
Origin of Lilliputian
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How to use Lilliputian in a sentence
Has anyone noticed how diminished, how very Lilliputian, America has become?
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was all cherry satin and white lace, the furniture Lilliputian, to match the proportions of the room and the lady.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonYou will read Boccaccio, whose tales are intaglios carved with exquisitely licentious and Lilliputian scenes.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieLittle Katy laughed outright, as the idea of this Lilliputian combatant presented itself.
Ruth Hall | Fanny Fern
Her humble origin certainly did not betray itself in her hands and feet, which were exquisite in shape and Lilliputian in size.
The Elusive Pimpernel | Baroness Emmuska OrczyThe toilet of this Lilliputian in feathers, performed on her chosen twig as it often was, interested me greatly.
A Bird-Lover in the West | Olive Thorne Miller
British Dictionary definitions for Lilliputian
/ (ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən) /
a tiny person or being
tiny; very small
petty or trivial
Origin of Lilliputian
1Collins 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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