How to pronounce“lilliputian”in English
IPA/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/
Syllableslil·li·pu·ti·an
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Definitions of “lilliputian”
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noun
A very small person or being.
“I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us.”
noun
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
adjective
Very small, diminutive
“—O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—...”
adjective
Trivial, petty