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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a puny matter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is insignificant or trivial in nature.
Example: "In the grand scheme of things, this is just a puny matter that we can easily resolve."
Alternatives: "a trivial issue" or "a minor concern".
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Compared to the Somme offensive, terrorism is a puny matter.
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The average American immune system is a puny, lily-livered thing compared to those of foreigners.
Brainteaser for the Web age: Which sites are consequential, if the score for site S is measured by which other sites link to S? It won't do to merely count the links; a link from a big news site matters much more than a link from a puny blog.
A puny mason jar?
The unemployment rate is a puny 3.8percentt.
There wasn't a puny, stringy dud in the lot.
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Descartes had been a puny child with a weak chest and was not expected to live.
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