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Lilliputian

[ lil-i-pyoo-shuhn ]

adjective

  1. extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
  2. petty; trivial:

    Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war.



noun

  1. an inhabitant of Lilliput.
  2. a very small person.
  3. a person who is narrow or petty in outlook.

Lilliputian

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noun

  1. a tiny person or being
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. tiny; very small
  2. petty or trivial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Lilliputian1

First recorded in 1726; Lilliput + -ian
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Lilliputian1

C18: from Lilliput, an imaginary country of tiny inhabitants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)
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The visual goal, she reminded us: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land — about making your trough believable, a miniature landscape.â€

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Rather, he will go down in history as the leader who broke his country: Vladimir the Lilliputian.

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Any defenses we’ve built in will be undone, like Gulliver throwing off the tiny strands the Lilliputians used to try and restrain him.

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Purdue, like Virginia, saw its plan and offense undergo a gathering disintegration as the Lilliputian opponent kept gathering mustard.

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Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

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