puny

1. (archaic)An inferior person; a subordinate; also, an insignificant person.

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2. (obsolete)A younger person; a junior.

3. Alternative spelling of puisne.

   (obsolete)A person who is not experienced; a beginner, a novice.

4. (obsolete)A puisne or junior judge.

5. (obsolete)A new student at a school, university, the Inns of Court, etc.; a junior.

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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