mincing vs puny

mincing

adj
  • Affectedly dainty. 

noun
  • The act by which something is minced. 

  • Affected dainty speech or movement. 

puny

adj
  • (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly. 

  • Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. 

How often have the words mincing and puny occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )