puny
11puny — UK [ˈpjuːnɪ] / US [ˈpjunɪ] adjective Word forms puny : adjective puny comparative punier superlative puniest 1) a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak 2) poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive their puny efforts …
12puny — [[t]pju͟ːni[/t]] punier, puniest ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is puny is very small or weak. Our Kevin was a very puny lad, always dashing off to do weight training exercises to build up his body... The resources at the central banks… …
13puny — pu|ny [ pjuni ] adjective 1. ) a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak 2. ) poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive: their puny efforts to stop the flooding …
14puny — [16] Etymologically, puny means ‘born later’. It was borrowed from Old French puisne, a compound adjective formed from puis ‘afterwards’ and ne ‘born’ (a relative of English native, nature, etc). This signified ‘junior’, in which sense it was… …
15puny — adjective 1 small, thin, and weak: a puny little guy 2 unimpressive and ineffective: my own puny attempts at humour puniness noun (U) …
16puny — adjective 1) he had been a puny kid Syn: undersized, undernourished, underfed, stunted, slight, small, little; weak, feeble, sickly, delicate, frail, fragile; informal weedy, pint sized Ant …
17puny — adjective 1) a puny boy Syn: small, weak, feeble, slight, undersized, stunted; informal weedy 2) their puny efforts Syn: pitiful, pitiable, miserable, sorry, meagre …
18puny — [16] Etymologically, puny means ‘born later’. It was borrowed from Old French puisne, a compound adjective formed from puis ‘afterwards’ and ne ‘born’ (a relative of English native, nature, etc). This signified ‘junior’, in which sense it was… …
19puny — punily, adv. puniness, n. /pyooh nee/, adj., punier, puniest. 1. of less than normal size and strength; weak. 2. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse. 3. Obs. puisne. [1540 50; sp. var. of PUISNE] * * * …
20puny — [ˈpjuːni] adj a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak …
