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Definition of Punily
1. Adverb. In a puny manner.
Partainyms: Puny
Definition of Punily
1. Adverb. In a puny fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punily
1. in a puny manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punily
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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