| Front | puny |
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| Back | pu‧ny /ˈpjuːni/ adjective 1a puny person is small, thin, and weak: a puny little guy puny arms 2not effective or impressive puny effort/attempt a puny attempt at humour Our efforts look puny beside Fred’s. 3a puny amount of money is too small: She was awarded a puny £1,000 in compensation. THESAURUS not physically strong weak not physically strong, sometimes because you are ill: Tom’s had flu and he’s still feeling weak. | The doctors said she was too weak to have an operation. | He suffered constantly from a weak chest. frail weak and thin, especially because you are old: a frail 85-year-old lady | My grandfather’s becoming quite frail now. shaky feeling weak in your legs and only able to walk slowly and unsteadily: When I came out of hospital I was a bit shaky for a while. puny /ˈpjuːni/ especially disapproving small, thin, and looking very weak: his puny white arms | He was a puny little boy who was often bullied at school. feeble especially written weak and unable to do much because you are very ill, very old or young: For a week she was too feeble to get out of bed. | a tiny, feeble baby delicate weak and often becoming ill easily: a delicate child | She had rather a delicate constitution (=her body easily became ill). infirm formal weak or ill for a long time, especially because you are old: a residential home for people who are elderly and infirm | There are special facilities for wheelchair users and infirm guests. malnourished formal weak or ill because you have not had enough good food to eat: Half a million people there are severely malnourished. | The organization provides emergency feeding for malnourished children. |
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