variants
or pokey
pokier; pokiest
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frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour
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Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for poky
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“Poky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poky. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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poky
adjective
variants
or pokey
pokier; pokiest
1
: being small and cramped
a poky room
2
: so slow as to be annoying
pokiness
noun
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