variants
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
Drew and Lucy Moore lived on Sylvan, past the green house with all the dogs, in a poky little Queen Anne fixer-upper on a half lot.
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Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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.
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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.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for poky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poky
Adjective
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Mondays have $5 martinis, mules and margaritas, Fridays and Saturdays are for boogying upstairs and the patio at Metro is an any-day spot for a leisurely drink or three.
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That was when the lensman captured the social set at their leisurely and often strikingly dressed best.
Adjective
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There was no repeat of the slow start that cost him a spot last season.
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The house old-fashioned can be made with bourbon or gin and is a much slower sip.
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“Poky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poky. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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