puny

«puny» in Mova's school dictionary: small and weak, not strong or big — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (punier, puniest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Puny means small and weak, not strong or big. tree →

2) Puny can mean small and of little importance. tree →

sense 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 →
• The puny puppy could not lift the stick. tree →
• Tom felt puny after his long illness. tree →
• Dad said the puny plant needed more sun. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «puny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.