paltry vs puny

paltry

adj
  • Despicable; contemptibly unimportant. 

  • Trashy, trivial, of little value. 

  • Of little monetary worth. 

puny

adj
  • (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly. 

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

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