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puny

/ˈpjuːni/adjective

उच्चारण प्यूनी

कमज़ोर, दुबला-पतला, नन्हा

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adjectivepunier, puniest
  1. 1

    disapproving

    small and weak

    कमज़ोर, दुबला-पतला, नन्हा

    • a puny little boy
    • The puny sapling bent in the wind but survived the storm.
    • The puny kitten could barely stand on its own legs.
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    • He felt puny next to the tall wrestlers.
    • Despite his puny arms, the boy lifted the bucket with ease.

    Synonyms weak feeble frail undersized sickly

    Opposite strong sturdy robust burly

  2. 2

    disapproving

    not very impressive

    मामूली, तुच्छ

    • a puny effort
    • The team's puny score of fifty runs was no match for the opposition.
    • The company made a puny profit last year.
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    • A puny fence was no defence against the flood.
    • The minister's puny reforms failed to solve the problem.

    Synonyms meagre paltry trifling insignificant pitiful

    Opposite substantial impressive considerable

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Keep the weak words together: puny (small and weak), feeble (very weak), frail (weak, especially from old age), scrawny (thin and weak), measly (very small, informal).

कमज़ोरी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: puny (छोटा और कमज़ोर), feeble (बहुत कमज़ोर), frail (कमज़ोर, विशेषकर बुढ़ापे से), scrawny (दुबला और कमज़ोर), measly (बहुत छोटा, अनौपचारिक)।

Keep the small-amount words: puny, paltry, meagre, trifling.

कम मात्रा के शब्द याद रखिए: puny, paltry, meagre, trifling।