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English adjective: poky | |||
| 1. | poky wasting time | ||
| Synonyms | dilatory, laggard, pokey | ||
| Similar | slow | ||
| Antonyms | fast | ||
| 2. | poky small and remote and insignificant | ||
| Samples | A jerkwater college. Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns. | ||
| Synonyms | jerkwater, one-horse, pokey | ||
| Similar | provincial | ||
| Antonyms | cosmopolitan | ||
English noun: poky | |||
| 1. | poky (artifact) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | ||
| Synonyms | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, slammer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correctional institution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse | ||
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