What does "lilliputian" mean?
Lilliputian: Hence: A person or thing of very small size.
Additional senses
- 2.Of or having to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
- 3.Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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