— punily , adv. — puniness , n.
/pyooh"nee/ , adj., punier, puniest .
1. of less than normal size and strength; weak.
2. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse.
3. Obs. puisne.
[ 1540-50; sp. var. of PUISNE ]
— punily , adv. — puniness , n.
/pyooh"nee/ , adj., punier, puniest .
1. of less than normal size and strength; weak.
2. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse.
3. Obs. puisne.
[ 1540-50; sp. var. of PUISNE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012