puny

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/pjuːni/ English

Definitions

noun

(Oxford University slang) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
A younger person.
A beginner, a novice.
An inferior person; a subordinate.

adjective

Of inferior size, strength or significance; small, weak, ineffective.“You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless!”

Related words

Synonyms

newb rookie tenderfoot fresher freshman new bug novi shadow junior underling vassal small weak little runty shrimpy trifling feeble

Associated

sorrows woodpecker woody cartoon parker express humans touchdown wilson prize fiction

Rhymes

loony moony looney spoony gooney suni moonie loonie uni muni

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