poky
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adjective \ˈpō-kē\pok·i·erpok·i·est
Definition of POKY
1
: small and cramped
3
: annoyingly slow
— pok·i·ly \-kə-lē\ adverb
— pok·i·ness \-kē-nəs\ noun
See Variants of POKY
poky or pok·ey \ˈpō-kē\
Examples of POKY
- <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
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