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poky

[ poh-kee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, pok·i·er, pok·i·est.
  1. moving or acting slowly or ineffectively; slow; dull:

    poky drivers.

  2. (of a place) small and cramped:

    a poky little room.

  3. (of dress) dowdy.


poky

/ ˈpəʊkɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    (esp of rooms) small and cramped
  2. without speed or energy; slow


noun

  1. the poky slang.
    prison

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Derived Forms

  • ˈpokiness, noun
  • ˈpokily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • poki·ly adverb
  • poki·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poky1

First recorded in 1825–30; poke 1 + -y 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of poky1

C19: from poke 1(in slang sense: to confine)

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Example Sentences

“Come on,” she urged the poky car as it struggled up the slope.

It's rather a poky place, you know, mamma, and in India I suppose the houses are all enormous.

It is monstrous to think of burying his talents in a poky little hole like Whitford.

We used to have a house, of course, before uncle died, and you know how poky rooms seem after that.

The children are behaving as well as can be, and Sykes too; and it's not a poky house, by any means.

Somehow Ebenezer did not seem just a poky old farm horse, as Twinkleheels had always regarded him.

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