variants
or pokey
as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour
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Recent Examples of poky
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.
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Here in the United States, a high percentage of public chargers are poky Level 2 units that deliver alternating current at 240 volts.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The elevators are poky by modern office-building standards but more than enough for the lighter demands of a residence, and presumably they’ll get upgraded anyway.
—Curbed, 26 Oct. 2023
The new film is much pokier in its pacing, with duller characters.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
Here in the United States, a high percentage of public chargers are poky Level 2 units that deliver alternating current at 240 volts.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The elevators are poky by modern office-building standards but more than enough for the lighter demands of a residence, and presumably they’ll get upgraded anyway.
—Curbed, 26 Oct. 2023
The new film is much pokier in its pacing, with duller characters.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for poky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poky
Adjective
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The episodes feel choppy, hardly letting anything land, yet still feeling slow.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The crowd, quietening into a slow clap with the moment building, burst into a celebration.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.—
Charlie Jane Anders,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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As a child, she was plagued by anxiety and the creeping sense that adults, especially her mother, were keeping secrets from the kids.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Abiotic sulfide production at low temperatures is extremely sluggish, according to Tice.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clot formation is a health risk arising from sluggish blood flow through the veins.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Poky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poky. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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