puny
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
- (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly.
- Alternative spelling of puisne: Inferior in rank; specifically, of a judge: junior.
- Alternative spelling of puisne: Coming later in time; secondary, subsequent.
- Alternative spelling of puisne: Not experienced; novice.
Noun
- An inferior person; a subordinate; also, an insignificant person.
- A younger person; a junior.
- Alternative spelling of puisne: A person who is not experienced; a beginner, a novice.
- Alternative spelling of puisne: A puisne or junior judge.
- A new student at a school, university, the Inns of Court, etc.; a junior.
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