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lilliputian

li luh pyooh shuhn

  • n  a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  • n  a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
  • a  tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput
  • s  very small
    a lilliputian chest of drawers
  • s  (informal) small and of little importance
    our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war

  • Carpenter Merton Hankins, the lilliputian gunner, was arrested.
  • The Clintons had turned their reclining front seats (Bill took the window) into a lilliputian hideaway, with a blue sliding curtain for privacy and the kind of mementos a college .
  • At Nottingham, that was practically lilliputian compared to most of the competition.
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  • Solar robot gets an optimized makeover
    The jury’s still out on the   Qbotix  solar tracking system, the one that uses a robot that runs along on what looks like a Lilliputian monorail to adjust the panels so they’re getting maximum sun exposure. read more        
    July 12, 2013 - TG Daily

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