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puny
pu·ny P0651600 (pyo͞o′nē)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.
[Variant of puisne.]
pu′ni·ly adv.pu′ni·ness n.puny (ˈpjuːnɪ) adj, -nier or -niest1. having a small physique or weakly constitution2. paltry; insignificant[C16: from Old French puisne puisne] ˈpunily adv ˈpuniness npu•ny (ˈpyu ni)
adj. -ni•er, -ni•est. 1. of less than normal size and strength; weak. 2. unimportant; insignificant: a puny excuse. [1540–50; orig. sp. variant of puisne] pu′ni•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | puny - inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | | 2. | puny - (used especially of persons) of inferior sizeshrimpy, runtylittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
punyadjective1. feeble, weak, frail, little, tiny, weakly, stunted, diminutive, sickly, undeveloped, pint-sized (informal), undersized, underfed, dwarfish, pygmy or pigmy Our Kevin has always been a puny lad.
feeble strong, powerful, healthy, robust, hefty (informal), sturdy, burly, husky (informal), well-developed, well-built, brawny2. insignificant, minor, petty, inferior, trivial, worthless, trifling, paltry, inconsequential, piddling (informal) the puny resources at our disposalpunyadjective1. Not physically strong:decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.2. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:exiguous, meager, poor, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, stingy, thin.Slang: measly.Translationspuny (ˈpjuːni) adjective small and weak. a puny child. 弱小的 弱小的ˈpunily adverb 弱小地 弱小地ˈpuniness noun 弱小 弱小
puny
feel punyTo feel sick. I woke up feeling puny, so I just stayed in bed all day. Elise didn't come to the party because she's feeling puny.See also: feel, punyfeeling (kinda) punyfeeling ill. I'm feeling puny. Think I might be coming down with a cold. Bill had to skip football practice on account of he was feeling puny.See also: feeling, punyPUNY
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| PUNY➣Punsters United Nearly Yearly (Austin, Texas) |
puny
Synonyms for punyadj feebleSynonyms- feeble
- weak
- frail
- little
- tiny
- weakly
- stunted
- diminutive
- sickly
- undeveloped
- pint-sized
- undersized
- underfed
- dwarfish
- pygmy or pigmy
Antonyms- strong
- powerful
- healthy
- robust
- hefty
- sturdy
- burly
- husky
- well-developed
- well-built
- brawny
adj insignificantSynonyms- insignificant
- minor
- petty
- inferior
- trivial
- worthless
- trifling
- paltry
- inconsequential
- piddling
Synonyms for punyadj not physically strongSynonyms- decrepit
- delicate
- feeble
- flimsy
- fragile
- frail
- infirm
- insubstantial
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- weak
- weakly
adj conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extentSynonyms- exiguous
- meager
- poor
- scant
- scanty
- skimpy
- spare
- sparse
- stingy
- thin
- measly
Synonyms for punyadj inferior in strength or significanceRelated Wordsadj (used especially of persons) of inferior sizeSynonymsRelated Words |