puny

2 definitions • 5 examples

small; weak; not effective:

a puny little man

My car only has a puny little engine.

The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time.

small and weak, or not effective:

Don’t tell me you’re afraid of that puny little kid.

In 1981, computers were puny compared with today’s machines.