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Small in size, physique or stature

Weak, lacking in strength

Small or paltry in amount

Skinny or thin in build

Inferior or unimpressive in nature, especially in comparison

Lower in rank or status

Physically unfit or not in good health

Senselessly futile or unsuccessful

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Adjective

Small in size, physique or stature

miniaturized^US

knee-high to a grasshopper

miniaturised^UK

knee high to a grasshopper

a slip of a …

nickel-and-dime

not worth bothering about

invisible to the naked eye

extremely small

barely perceptible

with no room to swing a cat

knee high to a gnat

close to the ground

economic of space

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“The ego is dwarfed and made to feel small and puny, but the soul leaps out of its human encasement and ecstatically unites with the greater world.”

Adjective

Weak, lacking in strength

under the weather

on the sick list

in poor condition

not in good shape

green about the gills

hospitalized^US

under medication

hospitalised^UK

out of condition

not up to snuff

like death warmed up

at death's door

in declining health

rendered feeble

the worse for wear

not feeling well

hypochondriacal

chronically ill

lacking feeling

physically challenged

running temperature

feeling terrible

easily threatened

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“A powerfully-built young man, handcuffed, will feel how puny and weak he is when faced with law and the power of authority.”

Adjective

Small or paltry in amount

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of little account

of no consequence

of little consequence

of little importance

not worth mentioning

not worth bothering about

too little too late

of no importance

thin on the ground

neither here nor there

of no significance

not worth speaking of

in short supply

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beside the point

twopenny-halfpenny

of no great concern

of minor importance

underrepresented

no great shakes

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

counterproductive

lacking substance

of little import

of less importance

good-for-nothing

smallest amount of

dissatisfactory

not worth worrying about

not pertaining to

not connected with

off the subject

nothing to do with the case

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“One need only compare the puny resources at the disposal of NEH when the late Barnaby Keeney was chairman with the resources NEH can marshall today.”

Adjective

Skinny or thin in build

all skin and bones

spindle-shanked

like a matchstick

looking like a bag of bones

as thin as a rake

like a skeleton

as thin as a reed

deprived of food

like a bag of bones

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Adjective

Inferior or unimpressive in nature, especially in comparison

run-of-the-mill

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

run of the mill

non-stimulating

nothing to write home about

lacking in vitality

dull as ditchwater

no great shakes

lacking excitement

lacking interest

blending into the background

common or garden

lacking personality

lacking charisma

lacking vitality

dull as dishwater

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Adjective

Lower in rank or status

undistinguished

lower in status

beneath someone

not so important

not very important

under someone's heel

underprivileged

inconsequential

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unsophisticated

common or garden

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Adjective

Physically unfit or not in good health

out of condition

lacking fitness

in poor condition

in bad condition

chronically ill

Adjective

Senselessly futile or unsuccessful

without success

in vicious circle

counterproductive

inconsequential

good-for-nothing

not worth the candle

without rhyme or reason

lacking foundation

not having a prayer

with no chance of success

self-sabotaging

self-destructive

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

no good to gundy

disadvantageous

without grounds

without foundation

lacking substance

unduly optimistic

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Noun

A new pupil

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