Category:Puny

Pu"ny, a. [compar. Punier; superl. Puniest.] Etym: [f. puîté younger, Later born, of. puisné; puis afterwards (l. post; see post-) + né Born, l. natus. See natal, and cf. Puisne.]

Defn: 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.

Puny Pu"ny, n.

Defn: a youth; a novice. [r.] Fuller.