[ˈpəʊki], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped
(e.g: five of us shared the poky little room)

- (especially of a car) having considerable power or acceleration

- annoyingly slow or dull
(e.g: his poky old horse)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘projecting’): from poke (also used in the sense ‘confine’) + -y