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lilliputian
adjective(lil-li-pu-ti-an)
(informal) small and of little importance
Synonyms: fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial,
Examples:
Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war.
lilliputian
adjective(lil-li-pu-ti-an)
very small
Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny,
Examples:
A lilliputian chest of drawers.
lilliputian
noun(lil-li-pu-ti-an)
a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
lilliputian
noun(lil-li-pu-ti-an)
a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
lilliputian
(lil-li-pu-ti-an)
tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

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