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