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PU'NINESS, n. [from puny.] Littleness; pettiness; smallness with feebleness.
PUNI'CEOUS, a. [L. puniceus. See Punic .] Purple.
PU'NICE, n. A wall-louse; a bug. [Not in use.]
PU'NIC, a. [L. punicus, pertaining to Carthage or its inhabitants, from Poeni, t...
PUN'GENT, a. [L. pungens,pungo.] Pricking; stimulating; as pungent snuff. The pu...
PUN'GENCY, n. [L. pungens, pungo, to prick.] 1. The power of pricking or piercin...
PUN'GAR, n. A fish.
PUN'DLE, n. A short and fat woman. [Not used.]
PUN'DIT, n. In Hindoostan, a learned Bramin; one versed in the Sanscrit language...
PUNC'TURING, ppr. Piercing with a sharp point.
PUNC'TURED, pp. Pricked; pierced with a sharp point.
PUNC'TURE, n. [L. punctura.] The act of perforating with a pointed instrument; o...
PUNC'TULATE, v.t. [L. punctulum.] To mark with small spots. [Not used.]
PUNCTUA'TION, n. In grammar, the act or art of pointing a writing or discourse, ...
PUNC'TUATING, ppr. Marking with points.
PUNC'TUATED, pp. Pointed. 1. Having the divisions marked with points.