lilliputian

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This is a pity, as their lilliputian self-assertion is most amusing.

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  1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput" or "Gulliver's Travels".
  2. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.

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  1. a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
  2. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  3. (informal) small and of little importance
  4. very small
  5. tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

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  • This isn't the first time Buffalo's blown our minds with its lilliputian tech. —  Engadget
  • Electrolux sponsored design competition Design Lab is back (check out the selections), and there are plenty of great small space appliances we'd love to see taken from concept into production, especially the ridiculously lilliputian Drawer Kitchen shown above, with desk-drawer hotplate and fridge design by Nojae Park, Chiba University, Japan. —  Unplugged
  • This is a pity, as their lilliputian self-assertion is most amusing. —  Dogs and All about Them
  • It had become lilliputian, the horses small as white mice, the men like tin soldiers, as though we had undergone an enchantment. —  The Mountains
  • The town of Washington DC, where I live, is lilliputian in many ways. —  3quarksdaily
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