He looks puny for weeks.
you are puny
after years of weight lifting, I was no longer the puny person I has once been.
That book is too puny! It's only 100 pages long! Despite her puny size, Monica was able to keep up well with the others on the journey.
The flame is so puny, you still can't see to the bottom of the stairs.
i was speechless at the fact that the pope was coming here, to our puny town in the middle of nowhere!
Puny Express was created in 1950.
Puny Wilson was born in 1902.
"He was moderately good looking, although a bit on the stocky side"
The word puny means "small and weak", so yes, if a small man is also weak, you could call him puny.
Petite has a better connotation, as puny implies weakness, while petite simply means small, and carries a more elegant tone.
it is puny
"Puny" is a term meaning undernourished. Feeling puny is a phrase that means feeling weak and ill. It's a common saying in the US Appalachian mountains. An example: "He's feeling puny, so I made him some chicken soup."