Looking for the meaning of the word POKY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of POKY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Poky
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘projecting’): from poke (also used in the sense ‘confine’) + -y
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpəʊki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped
Short Definition:uncomfortably small and cramped
Examples:- five of us shared the poky little room
Definition:
(especially of a car) having considerable power or acceleration.
Short Definition:having considerable power or acceleration
Definition:
annoyingly slow or dull
Short Definition:annoyingly slow
Examples:- his poky old horse
- I slept through his poky sermons
Variant Forms:
- pokey
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