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adjective
- 1. small and weak: "white-faced, puny children" Similar Opposite
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small; weak; not effective: a puny little man. My car only has a puny little engine. The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
: slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak. punily. ˈpyü-nə-lē. adverb. puniness. ˈpyü-nē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bantam. diminutive. dinky. dwarfish. fine. half-pint. Lilliputian. little. pint-sized. pocket-sized. pygmy. shrimpy. slight.
Tiny, shrimpy, wimpy and totally unthreatening. That's puny in a nutshell — a very small, totally lame looking nutshell. It's most often used to describe someone's inferior physique, but can also apply to anything little that's not about to get in your way.
Puny definition: of less than normal size and strength; weak.. See examples of PUNY used in a sentence.
small; weak; not effective: a puny little man. My car only has a puny little engine. The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
Define puny. puny synonyms, puny pronunciation, puny translation, English dictionary definition of puny. adj. pu·ni·er , pu·ni·est 1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses.
Jun 7, 2024 · Synonyms: see Thesaurus: scrawny, Thesaurus: small. You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless! (chiefly Southern US, south Midland US) ( Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly. [from 18th c.] ( obsolete) Alternative spelling of puisne. Inferior in rank; specifically, of a judge: junior. [16th–19th c.]
Definition of puny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 meanings: 1. having a small physique or weakly constitution 2. paltry; insignificant.... Click for more definitions.
PUNY definition: very small and weak. Learn more.
