n. [ See Pimpernel. ] (Bot.) The burnet saxifrage. See under Saxifrage. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly, weak. ] 1. Little; petty; pitiful. [ Obs. ] Crabbe. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Puny; sickly. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]