What is another word for punily?

Pronunciation: [pjˈuːnilɪ] (IPA)

Punily is an adjective that describes something or someone as weak or feeble. There are several synonyms that can be used instead of punily to describe a person or thing in a similar fashion. For instance, frail, delicate, feeble, weak, fragile, and insubstantial are all synonyms for punily. Each of these words describes an object or person as being weak and lacking in strength. Another synonym for punily is meager, which is typically used to describe something that is small or insignificant. All of these synonyms can be used interchangeably depending on the context in which they are being used.

What are the hypernyms for Punily?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Punily

Hester has felt since you made known to her that you wished her to be yours, that she counted punily in your scheme, that you placed little of yourself in charge of her.
"The Kempton-Wace Letters"
Jack London Anna Strunsky
In his modern cities he has seen greater things; but here in Africa, where men build so squat and punily, cowering under the heat upon the parched ground, so noble and so considerable a span, carved as men can carve under sober and temperate skies, catches the mind and clothes it with a sense of the strange.
"Hills and the Sea"
H. Belloc

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