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PUNILY
punily
(adverb) in a puny manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
punily (comparative more punily, superlative most punily)
In a puny fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
PUNY
Pu"ny, a. [Compar. Punier; superl. Puniest.] Etym: [F. puîté younger, later born, OF. puisné; puis afterwards (L. post; see Post-) + né born, L. natus. See Natal, and cf. Puisne.]
Definition: Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble; inferior; petty. A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. Shak. Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed. Keble.
Pu"ny, n.
Definition: A youth; a novice. [R.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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