Within two short years, he went from being a puny child to a tall young man.
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Puny
/ˈpjuːni/
Synonyms for "puny" (192 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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20 total sentences available.
Daphnis is short and puny, with no more beard than a woman, whilst his body is as tawny as a wolf's skin. By living, too, among his goats, he has contracted a goatish smell. And, besides, he is a mere goat-herd, so poor that he has not even enough means to keep a dog of his own.
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He was a puny man.
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I don't envy your puny human brain.
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