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    Pu·ny
    /ˈpyo͞onē/

    adjective

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › punyPuny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PUNY is slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak. How to use puny in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › punyPUNY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Puny definition: of less than normal size and strength; weak.. See examples of PUNY used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › punyPuny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. (used especially of persons) of inferior size. synonyms: runty, shrimpy. little, small. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent. adjective. inferior in strength or significance. “a puny physique”. “ puny excuses”.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › punyPuny - definition of puny by The Free Dictionary

    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. 2. Chiefly Southern US Sickly; ill.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpuny adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of puny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    puny. (pjuːni) Word forms: comparative punier, superlative puniest. adjective. 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. More Synonyms of puny. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPUNY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    PUNY definition: very small and weak. Learn more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › puny_npuny, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word puny, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. puny has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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