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Definition puny in American English

puny adjective

adjective
/ˈpjuni/
1

a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak

Synonyms and related words
thin skinny underweight weak frail feeble
2

poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive

Example

their puny efforts to stop the flooding

Synonyms and related words
bad poor second-rate
Definition puny in American English