What does lilliputian mean?
Lilliputian means A very small person or being..
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/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ · noun
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.
—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,—...
Use lilliputian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lilliputian means A very small person or being..
Common synonyms include trivial, diminutive, bantam, petty.
Possible antonyms include Brobdingnagian.
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.
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