puniness

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pu·ny (py

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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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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

n → Schwächlichkeit f, → Mickerigkeit f (pej)

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