Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P puny: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pu•ny Pronunciation: (py'nē), [key] — -ni•er, -ni•est. of less than normal size and strength; weak. unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor: a puny excuse. puisne. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: puny (Thesaurus) Punxsutawney pup ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dubitable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language