as in small
of a size that is less than average
a puny, wrinkled apple
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For that reason, since the end of World War II, American car companies have never been particularly good at, or interested in, making puny compacts.
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
On the air, Nevada and its six electoral college votes is the puny pal for the other six main swing states.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But that will require a lot of patience: Around such a puny giant, one orbit could take hundreds of years.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 July 2024
The Fiat also weighs less than 3,000 pounds, which makes its puny performance statistics seem substantially better.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024
On the air, Nevada and its six electoral college votes is the puny pal for the other six main swing states.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But that will require a lot of patience: Around such a puny giant, one orbit could take hundreds of years.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 10 July 2024
The Fiat also weighs less than 3,000 pounds, which makes its puny performance statistics seem substantially better.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
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“Puny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puny. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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