puny : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: puny	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puny adj inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses" (used especially of persons) of inferior size Synonym(s): puny, runty, shrimpy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puny \Pu"ny\, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F. pu[8c]t[82] younger, later born, OF. puisn[82]; puis afterwards (L. post; see {Post-}) + n[82] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puny \Pu"ny\, n. A youth; a novice. [R.] --Fuller.