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lilliputian


I - noun
a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
Hypernyms:
small person

II - adjective
1. very small
- diminutive in stature
- a lilliputian chest of drawers
- her petite figure
- tiny feet
- the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
Syn:
bantam, diminutive, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
Similar to:
small, little
Derivationally related forms:
tininess (for: tiny), petite (for: petite), petiteness (for: petite), diminutive (for: diminutive), diminutiveness (for: diminutive)
2. (informal) small and of little importance
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
Syn:
fiddling, footling, little, niggling, piddling,
piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
Similar to:
unimportant
Derivationally related forms:
trivialize (for: trivial), trivia (for: trivial), triviality (for: trivial), pettiness (for: petty), littleness (for: little)
Usage Domain:
colloquialism

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