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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
