poky English

Meaning poky meaning

What does poky mean?

poky

— adjective (= dilatory) wasting time

— adjective (= jerkwater, one-horse) small and remote and insignificant a jerkwater college passed a series of poky little one-horse towns

— noun (= jail) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Synonyms poky synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as poky?

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pokey

jail

gaol

slammer

one-horse

laggard

jailhouse

tight

sluggish

slow

prison

jerkwater

dull

dilatory

cramped

clink

uncomfortable

thick

stupid

stringent

strait

stick in the mud

sottish

sluggardly

short corner

sheepish

shabby

sap head

restricted

qualified

prison house

pent

penitentiary

penalty corner

obtuse

nitwitted

moronic

lymphatic

logy

lockup

languid

indolent

inconvenient

incommodious

idiotic

goon

goofy

gawky

fool

finite

Topics poky topics

What do people use poky to talk about?

States Big

Big area

• What words describe a small area?
  small narrow (plot of ground) cramped poky