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
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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Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
The Trump administration has been ensnared in a Lilliputian thicket of nationwide injunctions almost since the moment that Donald Trump was sworn in and began issuing executive orders.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Yet a conflict of sorts did break out on the fringes of the Côte d’Azur in 1963 when France, which surrounds three sides of this sovereign nation of a princely one square mile, demanded that its Lilliputian neighbor accept French taxation.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Varieties for the South: Lilliputian, Rustica Rubra Star Magnolia
Botanical name: Magnolia stellata
Sun exposure: Full
Soil type: Moist, well-drained, acidic
Star magnolias are some of the earliest bloomers in the garden, which means they can sometimes be damaged by a late frost.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The Cardboard Cosmos: A Lilliputian World display is packed with tiny, intricate mockups of cardboard items such as houses, furniture, and futuristic airships.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2025
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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Adjective
There’s something undeniably charming about a Lilliputian pickle in a glass of gin.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
The Trump administration has been ensnared in a Lilliputian thicket of nationwide injunctions almost since the moment that Donald Trump was sworn in and began issuing executive orders.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Yet a conflict of sorts did break out on the fringes of the Côte d’Azur in 1963 when France, which surrounds three sides of this sovereign nation of a princely one square mile, demanded that its Lilliputian neighbor accept French taxation.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Slovenia—a Lilliputian nation about the size of New Jersey but with less than a quarter of its population—has many stories to tell.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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
Noun
Early plans for a Lilliputian Museum and Lilliputian Land with a miniature train and canal boat rides eventually got absorbed into Fantasyland.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Varieties for the South: Lilliputian, Rustica Rubra Star Magnolia
Botanical name: Magnolia stellata
Sun exposure: Full
Soil type: Moist, well-drained, acidic
Star magnolias are some of the earliest bloomers in the garden, which means they can sometimes be damaged by a late frost.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
The Cardboard Cosmos: A Lilliputian World display is packed with tiny, intricate mockups of cardboard items such as houses, furniture, and futuristic airships.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2025
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 30 Oct. 2025.
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