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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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 There will be a puny amount spent on commercials and campaign literature relative to the amount of ads and mail produced that promote Kinloch's candidacy.—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 26 July 2025 The adoption of foils shoves the bulk of race craft from sea to sky, where aerial friction is puny compared to the friction of water.—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 No studio interference, no Joss Whedon adding his own sensibility: This 242-minute totem is the purest expression of the maximalist filmmaker’s mythic take on the gods who roam the land, utilizing their incredible powers to protect us puny humans.—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 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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