poky
1
8.5
- adjective
- /ˈpoʊki/
- Informal
:
pequeño
- And I sure never thought I'd end up in a poky little place like Childress.
- poky little
- poky room
And we got the tiniest, pokiest little room.
- And we got the tiniest, pokiest little room.
Examples
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Just the two of them, in that poky little room behind the shop.
Fiction book (1993) -
(Kim) it's a bit poky, isn't it?
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I'm living in a poky, rented flat when I should have my own home at my age.
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It may be a bit poky, but it's safe.
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As for Yura himself, he lived with his parents and his sister in two poky rooms in a communal flat.
Fiction book (2000) -
And we got the tiniest, pokiest little room.
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I won't get to the bus stop without getting drenched, nor get back to my poky little flat to late for The Bill.
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She fumbled with her keys in the lock before stepping into the cool dimness of the storage room behind the main shop; taking the stairs two at a time, she finally reached her destination, a cheap and thin door that led into a poky and sparsely furnished apartment.
Academic text (2011) -
They found a poky little cafe in the corner, barely noticeable from the street.
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Living in a poky apartment made her feel cramped and unimportant.
Synonyms
6
7.2
Small and not very impressive or valuable
4
7.9
A very small amount or unimportant detail
2
8.3
Small and not important, often far from larger towns
1
7.9
A place that is small and cramped and often far from the city and not important
A small unimportant place far from big cities
A place that is small and not important, like a quiet country town
A very small unimportant village or town
Silly and childish in a way that is not serious
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poky can also mean small and unimportant and is like pocket or poke, which mean a 'small bag', so a poky place feels tiny, cramped, and not very interesting.