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poky
adjective \ˈpō-kē\
: very slow
of a room or building : small and uncomfortable
pok·i·erpok·i·est
Full Definition of POKY
1
: small and cramped
3
: annoyingly slow
— pok·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb
— pok·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun
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Variants of POKY
poky or pok·ey \ˈpō-kē\
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Origin of POKY
2poke
First Known Use: 1844
Related to POKY
- Synonyms
- crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, slow (or pokey), sluggish, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried
- Antonyms
- barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping
POKILY Defined for Kids
poky
adjective \ˈpō-kē\
pok·i·erpok·i·est
Definition of POKY for Kids
1
: so slow as to be annoying
2
: small and cramped <a poky room>
Variants of POKY
poky or pok·ey \ˈpō-kē\
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