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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