poky

poky

adj \ˈpō-kē\

pok·i·erpok·i·est

Definition of POKY

1

: small and cramped

2

: shabby, dull

3

: annoyingly slow

— pok·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb

— pok·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun

Variants of POKY

poky or pok·ey \ˈpō-kē\

Examples of POKY

1. <frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour>

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

Related Words: deliberate, measured; inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging; lingering, loitering, tarrying; ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed; strolling; decelerating, slowing; filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, quickened; hurried, rushed

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Rhymes with POKY

choky, croaky, folkie, hokey, jokey, Loki, smoky, troche, yolky