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# puny

adjective (punier, puniest)

«puny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Puny means small and weak, not strong or big. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#m1)
2. Puny can mean small and of little importance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a puny person or animal is too weak to work, fight or frighten anyone

### Examples

- A puny lion would not frighten anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#x1)
- The puny puppy could not lift the stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#x2)
- Tom felt puny after his long illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#x3)
- Dad said the puny plant needed more sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «puny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«puny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puny.html) on Mova free.