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Main Entry:: pu·ny
Pronunciation:: \ˈpyü-nē\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: pu·ni·er; pu·ni·est
Etymology:: Anglo-French puisné younger, weakly, literally, born afterward, from puis afterward + né born
Date:: 1593

: slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak

— pu·ni·ly

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\ˈpyü-nə-lē\ adverb

— pu·ni·ness

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\ˈpyü-nē-nəs\ noun

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