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or pokey
as in leisurely
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour
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Recent Examples of poky
The movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and did well at the box office despite a poky pace and a three-hour running time.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poky
Adjective
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Many Parisian restaurants are relatively small, so tables fill up quickly and stay filled because dining is a leisurely event, with tables turning over less frequently.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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By the 1950s Madras print in the United States had become a popular style for Ivy League students, gentleman’s business attire, and leisurely vacation wear.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In fact, businesses hired workers at their slowest pace since 2011, excluding the onset of the pandemic in 2020.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The area’s large tourist population contributes a constant volume of unfamiliar drivers to already heavily congested roads, with traffic patterns that shift significantly between peak tourist season and the summer months but never truly slow to manageable levels on the area’s major corridors.—
Anton Lucanus
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Poky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poky. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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