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Webster 1913 Edition
Puny
Pu′ny
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Punier
; sup
erl.
Puniest
.] [F.
puîté
younger, later born, OF. puisné
; puis
afterwards (L. post
; see Post-
) + né
born, L. natus
. See Natal
, and cf. Puisne
.] Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty.
A
puny
subject strikes at thy great glory. Shakespeare
Breezes laugh to scorn our
puny
speed. Keble.
Pu′ny
,Noun.
A youth; a novice.
[R.]
Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Puny
PU'NY
, a.1.
Properly, young or younger; but in this sense not used.2.
Inferior; petty; of an under rate; small and feeble. This word generally includes the signification of both smallness and feebleness; as a puny animal; a puny subject; a puny power; a puny mind.PU'NY
,Noun.