pok·y
adjective/ˈpəʊki/
/ˈpəʊki/
(comparative pokier, superlative pokiest)
(informal)- (especially British English) (of a room or a building) too small; without much space
synonym cramped狭窄的;窄小的 - a poky little room
窄小的屋子
- a poky little room
- (also pokey)(both North American English) extremely slow and annoying
极慢的;迟钝的;拖沓的;慢腾腾的
Word Originmid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘concerned with petty matters’): from poke (in a contemporaneous sense ‘confine’) + -y.