The meaning of Puny

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

Usage examples:

A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

Usage examples:

The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

Usage examples:

A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

Usage examples:

A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

Usage examples:

The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

Usage examples:

My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

adjective

Very small, or smaller than usual

Usage examples:

The animals were dwarfish and the plants didn't have enough nutrients., the vegetation on the islan…

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Usage examples:

By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

Usage examples:

A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

adjective

(of an object) easily broken or damaged.

Usage examples:

Fragile items such as glass and china

adjective

Easily damaged, broken, or harmed

Usage examples:

A fragile piece of metal, their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can b…

adjective

Easily harmed, damaged, or broken

Usage examples:

The fragile economy is under the pressure of floods at home and rising oil prices abroad., the chan…

adjective

(of a person) weak and delicate.

Usage examples:

His small, frail body

noun

A woman.

Usage examples:

Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective

Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

Usage examples:

He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

adjective

Infmlsmaller than usual or expected

Usage examples:

The school library was full of pint-sized scientists setting up their science experiments.

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

Usage examples:

The men were in a pitiable condition

adjective

→  pitiful

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

Usage examples:

Two children in a very pitiful state

adjective

Something described as pitiful is not considered to be satisfactory or deserving of respect

Usage examples:

The party is a pitiful example of an opposition party., i was pitifully ill-informed.

noun

Something that is very small.

Usage examples:

They were pygmies compared to the current satellites

adjective

Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.

Usage examples:

Moreover, some predators of pygmy swordtails (x. nigrensis) also exhibit a bias for the sword.

adjective

(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are

Usage examples:

A pygmy hippopotamus

adjective

Often ill; in poor health.

Usage examples:

She was a thin, sickly child

adjective

Weak and unhealthy

Usage examples:

He was a sickly child.

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

adjective

Having been prevented from growing or developing properly.

Usage examples:

The trees exhibit a stunted appearance

verb

Prevent from growing or developing properly.

Usage examples:

Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth

verb

Perform stunts, especially aerobatics.

Usage examples:

Agile terns are stunting over the water

adjective

Not fully developed.

Usage examples:

Underdeveloped kidneys

adjective

Having little or no modern industry, few modern services, and a weak economy

Usage examples:

Many of these regions are very underdeveloped., they have a good brand name but it is underdevelope…

adjective

Insufficiently fed or nourished.

Usage examples:

A horse that is underfed is likely to be dull and lethargic

verb

Not give enough food to.

Usage examples:

Some breeders intentionally underfeed their pups to keep them small

adjective

Not having had enough food to eat

Usage examples:

Weak, underfed patients risk undoing the good medical work carried out on their behalf., a lot of t…

adjective

Having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition.

Usage examples:

Undernourished children

adjective

Of less than the usual size.

Usage examples:

The undersized cubs may not survive the winter

adjective

Smaller than average, or smaller than the correct size

Usage examples:

An undersized, malnourished boy

adjective

Containing or covered with many weeds.

Usage examples:

A weedy path led to the gate

adjective

Containing a lot of weeds

Usage examples:

A weedy pavement, a weedy child, the story had a rather weedy plot.