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puny puny definition

puny


 
  Overview  of  adj  puny 
 
  The  adj  puny  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  puny  --  (inferior  in  strength  or  significance;  "a  puny  physique";  "puny  excuses") 
  2.  puny,  runty,  shrimpy  --  ((used  especially  of  persons)  of  inferior  size) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  puny 
 
  2  senses  of  puny 
 
  Sense  1 
  puny 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  weak)  ->  strong 
 
  Sense  2 
  puny,  runty,  shrimpy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  small  little)  ->  large  big 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  small  little)  ->  large  big 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  puny 
 
  2  senses  of  puny 
 
  Sense  1 
  puny 
  =>  weak  (vs.  strong) 
 
  Sense  2 
  puny,  runty,  shrimpy 
  =>  small  (vs.  large),  little  (vs.  big) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  puny 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  puny 
 
  puny  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  puny 
  puny 
 
  Overview  of  adj  puny 
 
  The  adj  puny  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  puny  --  (inferior  in  strength  or  significance;  "a  puny  physique";  "puny  excuses") 
  2.  puny,  runty,  shrimpy  --  ((used  especially  of  persons)  of  inferior  size) 



puny definition