Definition of Punily

1. Adverb. In a puny manner.

Partainyms: Puny

Definition of Punily

1. Adverb. In a puny fashion. ¹

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Definition of Punily

1. in a puny manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Punily

pungently
pungies
pungle
pungled
pungles
pungling
pungs
pungwe
pungwes
pungy
punicic
punicic acid
punier
punies
puniest
punily (current term)
punim
punims
puniness
puninesses
punish
punishabilities
punishability
punishable
punishableness
punishably
punished
punishee
punishees
punisher

Literary usage of Punily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contemporary Portraits by Frank Harris (1915)
"But Verlaine had not the figure of the great fighter: though of average height he was punily made and inclined to be podgy. ..."

2. The Letters of Henry James by Henry James (1920)
"My dear Rhoda, Too many days have elapsed since I got your kind letter—but London days do leak away even for one who punily tries to embank and economise ..."

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