PUNY

puny. Puny, a. small, little, petty, sickly, weak, tender

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Pu″ny (?), a. [Compar. Punier (?); superl. Puniest.] [[F. puîté younger, later born, OF. puisné; puis afterwards (L. post; see Post-) + né born, L. natus. See Natal, and cf. Puisne.]] Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty. A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. Shak. Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. Keble.