英语词汇“poky”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	poky
释义	poky adjective also pokey \ˈpōkē, -ki\ (usually pokier usually pokiest) Etymology: poke (II) + -y 1. a. : uncomfortably small or cramped and marked typically by lack of proper ventilation and lighting and by a generally unattractive appearance < lived in a series of poky houses, surrounded by a swarm of children — V.S.Pritchett > < poky, hole-in-the-wall shops — Faubion Bowers > < inspected the cheerless, poky rooms with their cheap furniture and threadbare carpets — Valentine Williams > b. : stagnating with general dullness and provincialism : stodgy, one-horse < had no desire to remain in that poky little town > 2. a. : devoid of style, imagination, and taste : dowdy < was dressed in the pokiest way imaginable > b. : devoid of freshness, liveliness, or interest : unstimulating, dull, dead < is certainly a poky place to go for a vacation > < has a poky way of writing > 3. a. : that is typical of a fuddy-duddy : prim and overly conservative : strait-laced and not up to date < just a timid … poky little creature worrying like a mole — Saul Bellow > b. : tediously concerned with what is obvious, trifling, or boring < it feels merely poky to say one thing more — William Empson > c. : not easily excited or aroused : ponderously phlegmatic < is a poky individual with little interest in the world about him > 4. : that moves or acts like a slowpoke : annoyingly slow : that pokes along < infuriated with the poky traffic > < is too poky to get anything done efficiently > < asked her not to be so poky >
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