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Puny

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Adjective

1. puny

inferior in strength or significance

Example Sentences:
'a puny physique'
'puny excuses'

2. puny, runty, shrimpy

(used especially of persons) of inferior size

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Puny

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adjective -nier or -niest
1. 
having a small physique or weakly constitution
2. 
paltry; insignificant

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Puny

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈpunier or ˈpuniest
of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Puny

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adj. pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est
1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses.
2. Chiefly Southern US Sickly; ill.

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