- (especially British English)
(of a room or a building 屋子或建筑物 too small; without much space 狭窄的；窄小的 a poky little room 窄小的屋子
- (also pokey)(both North American English)
extremely slow and annoying 极慢的；迟钝的；拖沓的；慢腾腾的
Word Originmid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘concerned with petty matters’): from poke (in a contemporaneous sense ‘confine’) + -y.