Puny
Puny adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Nozomu Itoshiki the protagonist of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei is a good-looking nerd, but is quite thin and physically puny, not to mention very pale.
Source: Geek Physiques - Cruiser tanks were light, fast and had excellent range, but they had paper-thin armour and puny QF 2 lb (40 mm) "peashooter" cannon.
Source: Fragile Speedster - Faster than anything the enemy could deploy and having immensely good operative range, their drawbacks were puny 2 lb QF 40 mm "peashooter" gun, tin-foil thin armour and petrol engine with external fuel tank.
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