Adjective: lilliputian ,li-li'pyoo-shun- Very small
"a lilliputian chest of drawers"; - bantam, diminutive, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck, tiddly [Brit] - (informal) small and of little importance
"our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; - fiddling, footling, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune [N. Amer], trivial, piddly Noun: lilliputian ,li-li'pyoo-shun- A very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
Adjective: Lilliputian ,li-li'pyoo-shun- Tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
"the Lilliputian population" Noun: Lilliputian ,li-li'pyoo-shun- A 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
Derived forms: lilliputians, Lilliputians See also: little, small, unimportant Type of: character, fictional character, fictitious character, small person Encyclopedia: Lilliputian |