lilliputian
UK /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ US /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/
noun 3adj 3
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
adj
1
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,—...
2
Trivial, petty
noun
1
Alternative form of lilliputian.
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