Lilliputian

¹Lil·li·pu·tian

adj \ˌli-lə-ˈpyü-shən\

Definition of LILLIPUTIAN

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput

2

often not capitalized a : small, miniature <a Lilliputian camera> b : petty

First Known Use of LILLIPUTIAN

1726

Related to LILLIPUTIAN

Synonyms: illiberal, insular, narrow, little, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, picayune, provincial, sectarian, small, small-minded

Antonyms: broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant

Related Words: inflexible, ironbound, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, set, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded; bigoted, intolerant; biased, discriminating, discriminatory, jaundiced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced; brass bound, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary, stodgy, straitlaced (or straightlaced), stuffy; dogmatic (also dogmatical), opinionated, opinionative; limited; hick, unsophisticated

Near Antonyms: impartial, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced; freethinking

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