poky

adjective

/ˈpəʊki/

(comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)

(informal)

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(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 synonym cramped
- a poky little room窄小的屋子
Topics Buildingsc2
(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.