lilliputian

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From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

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  • (US) IPA: /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/
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lilliputian (plural lilliputians)

  1. A very small person or being

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lilliputian (comparative more lilliputian, superlative most lilliputian)

  1. Very small, diminutive
  2. Trivial, petty

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