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puniness

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pu·ny  (pyn)
adj. pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est
1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses.
2. Chiefly Southern U.S. Sickly; ill.
[Variant of puisne.]
puni·ly adv.
puni·ness n.
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Noun1.puninesspuniness - the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
slightness, triviality, pettiness
unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note
joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
2.puniness - smallness of stature
runtiness, stuntedness
littleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size
Translations
puniness
n → Schwächlichkeit f, → Mickerigkeit f (pej)


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