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- Dictionarypok·y/ˈpōkē/
adjective
- 1. annoyingly slow or dull: North American "his poky old horse"
- 2. (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped: "five of us shared the poky little room"
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1. : small and cramped. 2. : shabby, dull. 3. : annoyingly slow. pokily. ˈpō-kə-lē. adverb. pokiness. ˈpō-kē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. crawling. creeping. dallying. dawdling. dilatory. dillydallying. dragging.
POKY definition: 1. A poky room, house, or other place is unpleasantly small and uncomfortable: 2. slow: 3. (of a…. Learn more.
Poky definition: moving or acting slowly or ineffectively; slow; dull. See examples of POKY used in a sentence.
Someone who moves very slowly is poky. When you try to take your poky dog on a jog, she'll stop to sniff every bush and blade of grass along the way.
1. adjective. A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. [informal, disapproval] ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly furnished. ...pokey little offices. 2. adjective. If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly. [US, informal, disapproval] 'Move!' she cried.
POKY meaning: 1. A poky room, house, or other place is unpleasantly small and uncomfortable: 2. slow: 3. (of a…. Learn more.
pok·y 1. also poke·y (pō′kē) adj. pok·i·er, pok·i·est Informal. 1. Dawdling; slow: waited for the poky sales clerk to ring up the sale. 2. Frumpish; shabby: found poky old clothes at the thrift store. 3. Small and cramped: a poky but inexpensive apartment.
Definition of poky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
poky definition: 1. A room or house that is poky is unpleasant because it is too small. 2. too slow. Learn more.
If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly.
