POKY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

poky

adjective

ˈpō-kē

variants or pokey

Definition of poky

as in leisurely

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 Drew and Lucy Moore lived on Sylvan, past the green house with all the dogs, in a poky little Queen Anne fixer-upper on a half lot. — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 The movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and did well at the box office despite a poky pace and a three-hour running time. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles. — 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 See All Example Sentences for poky

Recent Examples of Synonyms for poky

Adjective

Before a night out filling your belly with local grub in the Old Port (which is a leisurely 20 minutes away on foot), hit the Five of Clubs bar for a seasonal drink like the cantaloupe- and lemon-laced Melancholia, along with half a dozen oysters.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 7 Sep. 2026
In lower Manhattan and beyond — caught by paparazzi — he can be seen out and about in big sunglasses and tiny shorts, taking leisurely strolls with his fiancée, Zoë Kravitz.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of leisurely

Adjective

Complex carbs with fiber slow digestion and sugar absorption, while protein and fat further delay digestion, helping to stabilize blood sugar.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
Longer messages mean slower communication, so people who study error-correcting codes devise more elaborate schemes to minimize the redundancy in the transmissions while maximizing the number of errors that can be corrected.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026