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pokypok‧y, pokey /ˈpəʊki $ ˈpoʊ-/ adjective informal   - Carpenters worked in the hallway, men with close-cropped hair and poky drawls, calling to each other under the steam ducts.
- Is it a harmful geographic stereotype to suggest that southerners are a little bit poky?
- Never again would anyone offer her an iron bed in a dark poky little room.
- She explains a lot about Washington in general and our poky political metabolism in particular.
- She would have to move back into that horrible poky little hotel.
- They weren't poky, they were cosy, crammed with our toys.
- We used to live in this poky flat in the middle of London when I was very little.
► small not large in size, amount, or effect: · a small boat· small businesses· a small amount of money· small changes ► little [usually before noun] small – used about objects, places, and living things. Used especially with other adjectives to show how you feel about someone or something: · It’s a very pretty little town.· The poor little dog has hurt its leg.· The cake was decorated with little flowers. ► low used about prices, rents, levels, or standards: · People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay fuel bills.· The crime rate in the area is relatively low. ► slight [usually before noun] small and not very important or not very noticeable: · a slight problem· There’s been a slight improvement in his health.· a slight increase in sales ► minor small and not important or not serious: · minor injuries· We’ve made some minor changes to the program. ► compact small – used about places, buildings etc in which space is used effectively, or about phones, cameras, cars etc which are designed to be much smaller than usual: · The apartments are very compact.· a compact camera· It is a pleasant and compact city. ► poky especially British English used about a room, house etc that is too small: · a poky bedroom· a poky flat ► cramped used about a space, room, or vehicle that is too small because people do not have enough room to move around: · They all lived together in a cramped apartment.· The car feels cramped with four adults in it. rooms, houses etc that are too small► cramped a room, space, or vehicle that is cramped is uncomfortable because there is not enough space inside it for people to move around: · I hated working in that cramped little office.· Conditions on board the ship were extremely cramped. ► poky/pokey British also dinky American small, unattractive, and uncomfortable to be in: · The whole family lives in two pokey little rooms at the back of the building.· There was only one dinky store with a few cans of soup and some other useless junk for sale. ► cramped/poky flat (=too small and not comfortable)· She spends most days shut up in a poky flat looking after her disabled Mum. 1British English too small and not very pleasant or comfortable:  The whole family was crammed into two poky little rooms.► see thesaurus at small2American English doing things very slowly, especially in a way that is annoying: I got behind some poky driver on the freeway. |