Lilliputian

Words with a similar base: Lilliputian

'Lilliputian'

[lilliputian.n.01] as in: a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

'Lilliputian'

[lilliputian.n.02] as in: a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

'Lilliputian'

[lilliputian.a.01] as in: tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

Examples:
the Lilliputian population

'Lilliputian'

[bantam.s.01] as in: very small

Examples:
diminutive in stature
a lilliputian chest of drawers
her petite figure
tiny feet
the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

'Lilliputian'

[fiddling.s.01] as in: (informal) small and of little importance

Examples:
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

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