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poky
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[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
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