lilliputian

noun lilliputians · Lilliputian

1. A very small person or being. I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us.
2. A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
3. Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings. lilliputian schizophrenia

adjective more lilliputian · most lilliputian · Lilliputian

1. Very small, diminutive —O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—...
2. Trivial, petty

Opposite: Brobdingnagian

noun Lilliputians

1. alternative Alternative form of lilliputian

adjective more Lilliputian · most Lilliputian

1. alternative Alternative form of lilliputian Its nasty sting backs up the warning, and in the case of the cow killer, additional warnings also come in the form of sound, a squeak of broad frequency range that resembles a miniature rattle of a Lilliputian rattlesnake, and an odorous chemical warning signal.