I wouldn't mess with him—he makes bodybuilders look puny in comparison.
We laughed at their puny attempt to trick us.
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The traditional interpretation of Pegasus is a horse flying upside down with puny little wings.—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025 That’s in part, because the odds appear to be long for oxygenic photosynthesis arising on a planet circling a puny red dwarf.—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 His splendid defense never wavered, but Harris was statistically the worst lineup regular in the majors this season through the All-Star break, batting .210 with a puny .551 OPS in 93 games.—David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Per Nielsen, broadcast channels accounted for a puny 4.1 percent of all TV viewing among viewers aged 6-17, while cable (remember that?) wasn’t much better, with a 6.1 percent share.—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for puny
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Etymology
Anglo-French puisné younger, weakly, literally, born afterward, from puis afterward + né born
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