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Dictionary: Pu·ni·ness

n.

The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness; feebleness.


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IN BRIEF: n. - Smallness of stature; The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: smallness of stature
  Synonyms: runtiness, stuntedness


 
 
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