puniness

pu·ny

 (pyo͞o′nē)

adj. pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est

1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses.

2. Chiefly Southern US Sickly; ill.

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[Variant of puisne.]

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pu′ni·ly adv.

pu′ni·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puniness - 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

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puniness

noun

The condition of being infirm or physically weak:

debility, decrepitude, delicacy, delicateness, feebleness, flimsiness, fragileness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, insubstantiality, unsoundness, unsubstantiality, weakliness, weakness.

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Translations

ضَعْف، هُزال

mrňavost

skrøbelighed

Schwächlichkeit

véznaság

òaî aî vera veiklulegur

neduživosť

mecalsizlik

弱小

puniness

n → Schwächlichkeit f, → Mickerigkeit f (pej)

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puny

(ˈpjuːni) adjective

small and weak. a puny child. piep klein ضَعيف البُنْيَه، هَزيل слаб débil drobný, neduživý schwächlich lille; svag μικροσκοπικός, αδύναμοςdébil, flojo väeti ریز و نحیف heiveröinen chétif קָטַן וְחַלָש अदना apró kecil dan lemah veiklulegur gracile, debole 虚弱な 왜소한, 연약한 gležnas, menkutis, silpnas sīks; vārgulīgs kecil dan lemah nietigskrøpelig, pyset, svakelig słabowity وړوكى او كم زوره débil firav тщедушный neduživý šibek slabašan ynklig, liten, klen เล็กและอ่อนแอ çelimsiz, mecalsiz 弱小的 кволий, слабосилий لاغر، کمزور yếu đuối 弱小的

ˈpunily adverb

piep klein بِضَعْفٍ، بصورةٍ هَزيلَه слабо debilmente chatrně schwächlich svagt μικροσκοπικάdébilmente, flojamente hädiselt بطور ضعیف heiveröisesti chétivement בְּצוּרָה חַלָשָה अविकसितता से kerdil veiklulega debolmente 虚弱で 왜소하게, 연약하게 menkai, silpnai sīki; vārgulīgi kecil dan lemah nietigpyset cherlawo په ضعيفه توګه debilmente firav тщедушно chatrne slabotno slabašno ynkligt, klent อย่างเล็กและอ่อนแอ mecalsiz bir şekilde 弱小地 кволо لاغري سے yếu đuối 弱小地

ˈpuniness noun

kleinheid ضَعْف، هُزال слабост debilidade mrňavost die Schwächlichkeit skrøbelighed πάρα πολύ μικρό μέγεθος debilidad, flojeza armetus ریزه گی؛ ضعف heiveröisyys chétivité חולשה अविकसितता véznaság; vminek apró volta kekerdilan það að vera veiklulegur gracilità 虚弱 왜소함, 연약함 menkumas, silpnumas vārgulīgums kekecilan dan kelemahan nietigheidskrøpelighet słabowitość كمزورتيا debilidade caracter firav тщедушность neduživosť slabotnost slabašnost ynklighet, litenhet, klenhet การมีขนาดเล็กและอ่อนแอ mecalsizlik 弱小 кволість لاغري sự yếu đuối 弱小

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