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:
- fleet
- running
- rapid
- swift
- speedy
- ready
- hasty
- speeding
- speeding
- meteoric
- lightning
- breathless
- speedy
- breathless
- snappy
- brisk
- swift
- expeditious
- rushing
- whirlwind
- running
- flying
- flying
- fast
- quick
- whirlwind
- rapid
- racing
- lightning
- dizzy
- expeditious
- dizzy
- fleet
- snappy
- meteoric
- ready
- racing
- bolting
- brisk
- bolting
- fast
- rushing
- hasty
- quick
Synonyms:
- dillydallying
- snail-paced
- leisurely
- dawdling
- dilatory
- unhurried
- laggard
- lagging
- slowing
- poking
- languid
- dallying
- tardy
Antonyms:
- scudding
- careering
- hurrying
- scurrying
- barreling
- hurried
- prompt
- scooting
- accelerated
- accelerated
- prompt
- scooting
- careering
- rushed
- quickened
- zipping
- scurrying
- zipping
- barreling
- whisking
- rocketing
- quickened
- breakneck
- rocketing
- scudding
- whirling
- hurrying
- warp-speed
- whisking
- hurried
- breakneck
- whirling
- warp-speed
- rushed
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, sluggish, creeping,slow, crawling, dillydallying, snail-paced, leisurely, dawdling,dilatory
fleet, running,rapid, swift, speedy, ready, hasty, speeding, speeding, meteoric
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.
