puniness
ni adjective, pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est.
1.
of less than normal size and strength; weak.
2.
unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse.
3.
Obsolete, puisne.
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puny (ˈpjuːnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -nier, -niest | |
| 1. | having a small physique or weakly constitution |
| 2. | paltry; insignificant |
| [C16: from Old French puisne | |
| 'punily | |
| —adv | |
| 'puniness | |
| —n | |
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| puny (ˈpjuːnɪ) | |
| —adj , -nier, -niest | |
| 1. | having a small physique or weakly constitution |
| 2. | paltry; insignificant |
| [C16: from Old French puisne | |
| 'punily | |
| —adv | |
| 'puniness | |
| —n | |
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puny
1540s, "inferior in rank," from M.Fr. puîné, from O.Fr. puisné "born later, younger" (12c., contrasted with aisné "first-born"), from puis "afterward" (from V.L. *postius, from L. postea, from post "after") + O.Fr. né "born," from L. natus, pp. of nasci "be born" (Old
L. gnasci; see genus). Sense of "small, weak, insignificant" first recorded 1590s.
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