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- Dictionarypoky/ˈpəʊki/
adjective
- 1. (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped: "five of us shared the poky little room"
- 2. (especially of a car) having considerable power or acceleration. informal British
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POKY definition: 1. A poky room, house, or other place is unpleasantly small and uncomfortable: 2. slow: 3. (of a…. Learn more.
Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. poky. adjective. ˈpō-kē. variants or pokey. pokier; pokiest. Synonyms of poky. 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.
Poky definition: moving or acting slowly or ineffectively; slow; dull. See examples of POKY used in a sentence.
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.
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.
poky meaning, definition, what is poky: too small and not very pleasant or comfo...: Learn more.
If you say that someone is poky, you are criticizing them for moving or reacting very slowly.
