Associations to the word «Puny»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
PUNY, noun. (obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
PUNY, noun. (obsolete) A younger person.
PUNY, noun. (obsolete) A beginner, a novice.
PUNY, noun. (archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.
PUNY, adjective. Of inferior size, strength or significance.
Dictionary definition
PUNY, adjective. Inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses".
PUNY, adjective. (used especially of persons) of inferior size.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.