Lil·li·pu·tian
ˌli-lə-ˈpyü-shən 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
1
: an inhabitant of Lilliput
2
often not capitalized
: one resembling a Lilliputian
especially
: an undersized individual
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Examples of Lilliputian in a Sentence
Adjective
to the Lilliputian minds of that small town any depiction of the nude, regardless of its artistry, was pornographic
a model train carrying Lilliputian figures through a miniature landscape
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Lo trumpets Lilliputian equipment: 1-quart pots; an immersion blender in place of a behemoth; a toaster oven in lieu of a conventional one.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house.
—Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Photograph: Ted Stryk/NASA/SwRI/MSS Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
Recent viral evening bags have been shaped like pigeons, covered in crystals and rendered useless by Lilliputian proportions.
—Aria Darcella / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal; Prop Styling By Sean Dooley , WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
Though feedback in the category concerns Lilliputian vessels, readers nevertheless gave these brands some of the best marks received in any World’s Best Awards voting.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
The night my posse dropped by, the spread featured a Maine oyster sparked with pink peppercorns and dandelion pesto; a beignet with a pinch of crab, a stamp of lardo and a dab of romesco; and a Lilliputian deviled (quail) egg on an equally tiny nest of kadaifi.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
So what could explain those Lilliputian apparitions?
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
The Lilliputian sellers regularly fail to do damage when matched with the oblivious index money.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Lo trumpets Lilliputian equipment: 1-quart pots; an immersion blender in place of a behemoth; a toaster oven in lieu of a conventional one.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
They’re served in Lilliputian beer steins that look like they were pulled from a doll house.
—Becky Cooper, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Photograph: Ted Stryk/NASA/SwRI/MSS Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
Recent viral evening bags have been shaped like pigeons, covered in crystals and rendered useless by Lilliputian proportions.
—Aria Darcella / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal; Prop Styling By Sean Dooley , WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Yet the relatively small hearts in Lilliputian moons like Enceladus don’t contain enough radioactive matter to keep them toasty for billions of years.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
Though feedback in the category concerns Lilliputian vessels, readers nevertheless gave these brands some of the best marks received in any World’s Best Awards voting.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
The night my posse dropped by, the spread featured a Maine oyster sparked with pink peppercorns and dandelion pesto; a beignet with a pinch of crab, a stamp of lardo and a dab of romesco; and a Lilliputian deviled (quail) egg on an equally tiny nest of kadaifi.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
Noun
This mini-accelerator is not merely a Lilliputian LHC.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
So what could explain those Lilliputian apparitions?
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Lilliputian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lilliputian. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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