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puny::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | puniness |
a puny physique.
puny excuses.
Examples of puny
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For a puny economy of the UK, where are these 200k people going to get employed.
From the economist.com
The puny pad she has chosen has no heat, no bathtub, and a hole in the skylight.
From the time.com
It may be small, but the Bloggie is anything but puny when it comes to features.
From the independent.co.uk
In this global climate, most of Italy's banks and businesses appear fairly puny.
From the economist.com
At a relatively puny 120 decibels, emergency sirens fail to cut through the din.
From the time.com
Puny little USC beat Ohio State and look what happened to the Trojans ever since.
From the freep.com
The problem with this analysis is that the tail is far too puny to wag the dog.
From the economist.com
She is still puny compared with other thoroughbreds, who average about 1,100 lbs.
From the time.com
Nobody wants a puny, scrawny slice of meat on his burger, and I'm no exception.
From the al.com
- Inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
- (used especially of persons) of inferior size
- (punily) in a puny manner
- Puisne (/u02C8pjuu02D0ni/; from Old French puisnu00E9, modern puu00EEnu00E9, later born, younger (and thence, inferior); Lat. postea, afterwards, and natus, born) is a legal term of art used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank". It is pronounced like the word puny. That word, in the anglicized spelling, has become an adjective meaning weak or undersized.
- (punies) Sickness, weakness
- Of less than normal size and strength; weak.
