punyism

English

Etymology

From puny +‎ -ism.

Noun

punyism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being puny; puniness. [18th–19th c.]
    • 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:
      The punyism of a senseless word like Duke, or Count, or Earl, has ceased to please.
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