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lilliputian

Dictionary definition · Lilliputian

noun

  1. a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
  2. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

adjective

  1. tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput"the Lilliputian population"
  2. very small"diminutive in stature"
  3. (informal) small and of little importance"a fiddling sum of money"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).