poky (Meaning)
poky (n)
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)
poky (s)
wasting time
small and remote and insignificant
poky (a.)
Confined; cramped.
Dull; tedious; uninteresting.
Synonyms & Antonyms of poky
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- whirlwind
- fast
- bolting
- whirlwind
- brisk
- hasty
- breathless
- lightning
- swift
- bolting
- speedy
- dizzy
- flying
- brisk
- hasty
- rushing
- rapid
- racing
- quick
- snappy
- quick
- ready
- fast
- speeding
- racing
- fleet
- ready
- meteoric
- fleet
- running
- rapid
- breathless
- speedy
- meteoric
- speeding
- expeditious
- running
- snappy
- lightning
- dizzy
- rushing
- swift
- flying
- expeditious
Synonyms:
- dawdling
- snail-paced
- lagging
- laggard
- leisurely
- dillydallying
- poking
- languid
- dilatory
- dallying
- tardy
- slowing
- unhurried
Antonyms:
- quickened
- rushed
- zipping
- whirling
- warp-speed
- hurrying
- quickened
- scurrying
- breakneck
- scudding
- hurried
- scooting
- warp-speed
- breakneck
- scooting
- whisking
- scurrying
- careering
- prompt
- accelerated
- rushed
- whirling
- hurrying
- whisking
- scudding
- rocketing
- rocketing
- zipping
- barreling
- barreling
- accelerated
- prompt
- hurried
- careering
poky Sentence Examples
- The old attic was poky and filled with dust-covered trinkets.
- The narrow hallway led to a poky closet teeming with forgotten items.
- The cramped apartment felt suffocatingly poky after a long day.
- The poky elevator inched its way up the towering skyscraper.
- The poky turtle plodded along, its shell heavy with age.
- The child's room was poky and cluttered, filled with toys and childhood memories.
- The poky train lumbered through the desolate countryside, leaving a trail of smoke in its wake.
- The poky snail crawled slowly across the garden path, its antenna twitching with curiosity.
- The poky horse pulled the heavy cart with a laborious effort, its hooves pounding the ground.
- The poky old lady walked with a cane, her steps slow and deliberate.
FAQs About the word poky
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons se
dragging,slow, crawling, sluggish, creeping, dawdling, snail-paced, lagging, laggard, leisurely
whirlwind, fast, bolting, whirlwind, brisk, hasty, breathless, lightning, swift, bolting
The old attic was poky and filled with dust-covered trinkets.
The narrow hallway led to a poky closet teeming with forgotten items.
The cramped apartment felt suffocatingly poky after a long day.
The poky elevator inched its way up the towering skyscraper.
