punier
Weaker and smaller
Punier is the comparative form of puny—smaller, weaker, or more insignificant than something else.
What's already undersized becomes even more so by comparison: His punier opponent didn't stand a chance.
The word often carries contempt, suggesting inadequacy beyond mere size.
smallness
Of reduced magnitude
- tinierMore small in size
- littlerMore diminutive in size
- shrunkenReduced from original dimensions
- contractedReduced in size
weakness
Diminished in force
smaller
Of reduced magnitude
contracted · dwarfed · stubby · squatter · runtier
paltrier
More contemptibly small
- slighterMore minor or petite
weaker
Diminished in force
lesser
Lower in degree
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- glutton for punishmentOne who seeks suffering
- sucker for punishmentOne who invites suffering
- corporal punishmentInflicting pain as penalty
- divine punishmentJudgment from a deity
- physical punishmentPain-based behavioral correction
punishment, punished, punishing, punitive, punishes, impunity, punishable, puniness, puniest