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
Many of the present day comforts and much of our current beauty in art came from these Lilliputians.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThey attacked the prone trunks with axe and saw and iron wedges, Lilliputians rending the body of a fallen giant.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairThese are in reality very curious little creatures, reminding us of the Lilliputians in Gullivers Travels.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineSwift's Brobdingnagians and Lilliputians furnish a case in point.
Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 | Evelyn BaringConformity too often cuts down our stature and makes us Lilliputians, no longer units but unities.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
British Dictionary definitions for Lilliputian
/ (ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən) /
a tiny person or being
tiny; very small
petty or trivial
Origin of Lilliputian
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