puny

1. Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.

   You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless!

   a puny attempt at an apology

   kläglich, klein, kümmerlich

   кро́хотныйkróxotnyj, кро́шечныйkróšečnyj

   inferior in strength or significance

2. (Southern US)(Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly.

3. Alternative spelling of puisne.

   (obsolete)Inferior in rank; specifically, of a judge: junior.

4. (obsolete)Coming later in time; secondary, subsequent.

5. (obsolete)Not experienced; novice.

1. I don't envy your puny human brain.

   Я не заздрю твоєму кволовому людському мозку. — deniko

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2. He was a puny man.

   Він був кволим чоловіком. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

   ruЭто был тщедушный человек. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR

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3. He is too puny to be a soldier.

   ruОн слишком хилый для солдата. — Wezel

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4. Within two short years, he went from being a puny child to a tall young man.

   ruЗа два коротких года он прошёл путь от щуплого ребёнка до высокого молодого мужчины. — odexed

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5. Although fearsome, T-rex had comparatively puny, shrunken arms for its size, with only two fingers.

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