puny
adjective
1. inferior in strength or significance
- a puny physique
- puny excuses
Similar word(s): weak
2. (used especially of persons) of inferior size
noun
1. (obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
2. (obsolete) A younger person.
3. (obsolete) A beginner, a novice.
4. (archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.