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Definition of
Puny
Puny
pu·ny
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
underdeveloped in growth, small; inferior in quality;
e.g. The bully punched the puny kid and knocked him to the floor.
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Angular
Anorectic
Anorexic
Bantam
Bite-size
Clean-limbed
Diminutive
Dinky
Dwarf
Ectomorphic
Eggshell
Fine
Half-pint
Least
Lilliputian
Little
Micro
Midget
Mini
Minikin
Minim
Nonhardy
Perishable
Petite
Pigmy
Pint
Pocket
Pocket-size
Pygmy
Rawboned
Resistless
Scrawny
Slight
Small
Subnormal
Undersized
Unimpressive
Opposite Words
Abundant
Adequate
Ample
Appreciable
Astronomical
Athletic
August
Baronial
Beefy
Big
Biggish
Boundless
Bountiful
Boxcar
Brawny
Broad
Brobdingnagian
Bulky
Bumper
Bunyanesque
Burly
Buxom
Cast-iron
Cavernous
Chubby
Chunky
Colossal
Considerable
Copious
Corpulent
Cosmic
Cyclopean
Dumpy
Elephantine
Elongate
Endomorphic
Enormous
Enough
Epic
Fat
Fleshy
Forcible
Galactic
Gallant
Gargantuan
Generous
Giant
Gigantesque
Gigantic
Glorious
Good
Goodly
Grand
Grandiose
Great
Gross
Handsome
Hard
Hard-bitten
Hardy
Healthy
Heavyset
Hefty
Herculean
Heroic
Himalayan
Hippy
Homeric
Huge
Hulking
Humongous
Husky
Immeasurable
Immense
Imperial
Imposing
Incalculable
Infinite
Jumbo
King-size
Large
Lengthy
Leviathan
Liberal
Long
Longish
Magnific
Magnificent
Majestic
Major
Mammoth
Massive
Mega
Mesomorphic
Mighty
Monolithic
Monster
Monstrous
Monumental
Mountainous
Muscle-bound
Muscular
Noble
Obese
Oblong
Oceanic
Outsize
Overscale
Oversize
Overweight
Palatine
Pharaonic
Planetary
Plenteous
Plentiful
Plump
Portly
Prodigious
Proud
Pudgy
Regal
Replete
Roly-poly
Rotund
Round
Royal
Rugged
Sculpted
Significant
Sinewy
Sizable
Splendid
Splendiferous
Squat
Squatter
Squatty
Staggering
Stalwart
Stately
Stocky
Stout
Strong
Stubby
Stumpy
Stupendous
Sturdy
Substantial
Substantive
Sufficient
Super
Super-duper
Supersize
Supersized
Thick
Thickset
Tidy
Titanic
Tough
Tremendous
Tubby
Vast
Vasty
Vigorous
Voluminous
Walloping
Whacking
Whopping
Wide
Zaftig
Zoftig
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Atomic
Bite-size
Bony
Bounded
Capsule
Chicken
De minimis
Deficient
Definite
Delicate
Determinate
Dwarf
Featherlight
Feathery
Finite
Footling
Fragile
Frail
Inadequate
Inconsequential
Inconsiderable
Infinitesimal
Insignificant
Insufficient
Lean
Light
Lightweight
Limited
Lithe
Little bitty
Low
Low-lying
Meager
Measly
Measured
Micro
Microminiature
Microscopic
Mini
Miniature
Minikin
Minim
Minuscule
Minute
Narrow
Negligible
Niggardly
Niggling
No-account
Nominal
Peanut
Petty
Picayune
Piddling
Piffling
Pinpoint
Poor
Restricted
Scant
Scanty
Scarce
Scrubby
Sensitive
Short
Skimp
Skimpy
Skinny
Slender
Slight
Slim
Spare
Sparse
Stingy
Svelte
Teensy
Teensy-weensy
Teeny
Teeny-weeny
Thin
Tiny
Toy
Trifling
Trivial
Underweight
Wanting
Wee
Weightless
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