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pu⋅ny

[pyoo-nee]
–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.
1. of less than normal size and strength; weak.
2. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse.
3. Obsolete. puisne.

Origin:
1540–50; sp. var. of puisne


pu⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
pu⋅ni⋅ness, noun
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