Sekirov Dictionary

lilliputian

/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 4

noun3

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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. — 1726
Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings.
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.

adjective2

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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,—... — 1827
Trivial, petty

forms

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