poky
adjective /ˈpəʊki/
/ˈpəʊki/
(comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
(informal)- (especially British English) (of a room or a building
屋子或建筑物 狭窄的；窄小的 - a poky little room
窄小的屋子
- a poky little room
- (also pokey)(both North American English) extremely slow and annoying
极慢的；迟钝的；拖沓的；慢腾腾的
词源mid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘concerned with petty matters’): from poke (in a contemporaneous sense ‘confine’) + -y.