Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Puny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puny \Pu"ny\, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F.
pu[^i]t['e] younger, later born, OF. puisn['e]; puis
afterwards (L. post; see {Post-}) + n['e] born, L. natus. See
{Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.]
Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble;
inferior; petty.
A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. --Shak.
Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puny \Pu"ny\, n.
A youth; a novice. [R.] --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
puny
adj 1: inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique";
"puny excuses"
2: (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: {runty},
{shrimpy}]
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