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Adjective: puny (punier,puniest)  pyoo-nee
  1. Inferior in strength or significance
    "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
     
  2. (used especially of persons) of inferior size
    - runty, shrimpy

Derived forms: puniest, punier

See also: little, small, weak