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poky

noun

1 poky

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.

Dutch: bajes, bak, cachot, gevang, gevangenhuis, gevangenis, kast, kot, lik, nor ... show more
Polish: areszt

adjective

1 poky

Wasting time.

synonyms: dilatory, laggard, pokey.

2 poky

Small and remote and insignificant:
— Passed a series of poky little one-horse towns.

synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, pokey.


Moby thesaurus: abject, abominable, ambling, arid, arrant, atrocious, banausic, barren, base, beat-up, bedraggled, beggarly, blah, blank, bloodless, blowzy, careless, cautious, characterless, cheesy ... show more.

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