LILLIPUTIAN


Meaning of LILLIPUTIAN in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pyüshən adjective

Usage: sometimes capitalized

Etymology: Lilliput, imaginary country + English -ian, adjective suffix

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the imaginary country Lilliput

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians:

a. : extremely small

displaying … all of that lilliputian wardrobe — Hamlin Garland

b. : small-minded , petty

the lilliputian senators — W.A.White

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Lilliput, imaginary country + English -ian, n. suffix

1. : an inhabitant of the imaginary country Lilliput

2. : one that resembles a Lilliputian:

a. : a tiny person

b. : a petty or small-minded person

the lilliputians that now misrule the destiny of America — B.J.Davis

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.