Fragile vs Puny - What's the difference?
fragile | puny |
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
(obsolete) A new pupil at a school etc.; a junior student.
(obsolete) A younger person.
*, II.12:
(obsolete) A beginner, a novice.
(archaic) An inferior person; a subordinate.
Of inferior size, strength or significance.
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* Keble
As adjectives the difference between fragile and puny
is that fragile is easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure while puny is of inferior size, strength or significance.As a noun puny is
(obsolete) a new pupil at a school etc; a junior student.fragile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
Synonyms
* friable * breakly * breakable * destroyable * destructible * See alsoAntonyms
* durable * unbreakable * undestroyable * indestructibleDerived terms
* fragilelypuny
English
Noun
(punies)- a law that the eldest or first borne child shall succeed and inherit all: where nothing at all is reserved for Punies , but obedience.
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Adjective
(er)- A puny subject strikes at thy great glory.
- Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed.