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adjective
- 1. small and weak: "white-faced, puny children" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈpjuː.ni / us / ˈpjuː.ni / Add to word list. 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.
The meaning of PUNY is slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak. How to use puny in a sentence.
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.
adjective. us / ˈpjuː.ni / uk / ˈpjuː.ni / Add to word list. 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.
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.
Definition of puny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone or something that is puny is very small or weak. ...a lanky, puny youth. The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.
PUNY definition: very small and weak. Learn more.
Definition of puny adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
