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puny
/pjuːni/
noun
(Oxford University slang) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
A younger person.
A beginner, a novice.
adjective
Of inferior size, strength or significance; small, weak, ineffective.
"You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless!"
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