lilliputian

noun

1. A very small person or being.

   “I reflected what a Mortification it muſt prove to me to appear as inconſiderable in this Nation as one ſingle Lilliputian would be among us.”

2. A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of lilliputian.

adj

1. Very small, diminutive

   “—O'er the expanse Of glittering waters glides the snowy sail;— The lilliputian boat by infants mann'd, Steers amid fairy islets, circles round The indented shore,—...”

2. Trivial, petty
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of lilliputian.

   “Its nasty sting backs up the warning, and in the case of the cow killer, additional warnings also come in the form of sound, a squeak of broad frequency range that resembles a miniature rattle of a Lilliputian rattlesnake, and an odorous chemical warning signal.”