A four-inch fort, with crenellated walls and a ramp, concealing ten Lilliputian soldiers in its base (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lil — lil·ae·op·sis; lil·i·a·ce·ae; lil·i·a·ceous; lil·i·a·les; lil·ied; lil·i·i·flo·rae; lil·i·um; lil·li·an·ite; lil·loo·et; lil·ly low; lil·ly·pil·ly; pa·lil·o·gy; pic·ca·lil·li; so·lil·o·quist; so·lil·o·quize; so·lil·o·quiz·ing·ly; so·lil·o·quy;… … English syllables
tian — adop·tian; aleu·tian; am·ra·tian; ar·gen·tian; car·po·cra·tian; chris·tian; chris·tian·ism; chris·tian·i·ty; chris·tian·iza·tion; chris·tian·ize; chris·tian·iz·er; chris·tian·ly; chris·tian·ness; di·e·ti·tian; di·nan·tian; do·mi·tian;… … English syllables
lilliputian — lil·li·pu·tian … English syllables
Lilliputian — Lil|li|pu|tian [ ,lılə pjuʃn ] adjective extremely small ╾ Lil|li|pu|tian noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lilliputian — lil|li|pu|tian [ˌlılıˈpju:ʃən] adj formal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Lilliput, an imaginary country full of very small people in the book Gulliver s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift] extremely small compared to the normal size of things … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lilliputian — Lil•li•pu•tian [[t]ˌlɪl ɪˈpyu ʃən[/t]] adj. 1) extremely small; tiny 2) cvb petty 3) lit. an inhabitant of Lilliput 4) a very small person • Etymology: 1726 … From formal English to slang
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
Lilliputian — Lil li*pu tian (l[i^]l l[i^]*p[=u] shan), n. 1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift s Voyage to Lilliput or Gulliver s Travels . [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A person or thing of very small size. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lilliputian — Lil li*pu tian, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant; dwarfed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pu — aca·pu; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; al·pu·jar·ra; am·pu·tate; am·pu·ta·tion; am·pu·ta·tor; am·pu·tee; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ba·pu; bhoj·pu·ri; ca·pu·chin·ess; ca·pu·lin; car·i·pu·na; com·pu·ta·tion·al; com·pu·ta·tive; com·pu·ta·tor; com·pu·tus;… … English syllables
