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“puny”
puny (adjective), punier, puniest
1. Regarding an inferior size, strength, or importance; weak: Puny generally includes the significance of both smallness and feebleness, such as a puny animal, a puny subject, a puny excuse, a puny mind, or a puny physique.
2. Etymology: from French puîné, "younger sibling", originally puisné, contraction of puis, "later" + né, "born".
2. Etymology: from French puîné, "younger sibling", originally puisné, contraction of puis, "later" + né, "born".
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nasc-, nat-
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