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См. также в других словарях:
pokiest — pok·y || pəʊkɪ adj. small, tiny; limited, restricted, confined; narrow, tight … English contemporary dictionary
pokey — /poh kee/, adj. pokier, pokiest, n., pl. pokeys. poky. * * * … Universalium
poky — pokily, adv. pokiness, n. /poh kee/, adj., pokier, pokiest, n., pl. pokies. adj. Informal. 1. puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers. 2. (of a place) small and cramped: a poky little room. 3. (of dress) dowdy. n … Universalium
poky — [[t]po͟ʊki[/t]] pokier, pokiest (The spelling pokey is also used, especially for meanings 1 and 3.) 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A room or house that is poky is uncomfortably small. [INFORMAL] ...apartments which were poky, dimly lit and poorly… … English dictionary
poky — (also pokey) adjective (pokier, pokiest) 1》 (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped. 2》 informal (especially of a car) having considerable power or acceleration. 3》 N. Amer. annoyingly slow. Derivatives pokily adverb pokiness noun … English new terms dictionary
pokey — UK / US or poky UK [ˈpəʊkɪ] / US [ˈpoʊkɪ] adjective Word forms pokey : adjective pokey comparative pokier superlative pokiest British small and uncomfortable a pokey little flat … English dictionary
poky — pokey UK / US or poky UK [ˈpəʊkɪ] / US [ˈpoʊkɪ] adjective Word forms pokey : adjective pokey comparative pokier superlative pokiest British small and uncomfortable a pokey little flat … English dictionary
poky — /ˈpoʊki / (say pohkee) adjective (pokier, pokiest) 1. (of a place) small and cramped: *You can stay in your poky town and never venture out. But if you travel, it s a big world out there and you open all these windows of opportunity and… …
poky — (also pokey) ► ADJECTIVE (pokier, pokiest) 1) (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped. 2) N. Amer. annoyingly slow. ORIGIN from POKE(Cf. ↑poke) (in the sense confine … English terms dictionary
poky — [pō′kē] adj. pokier, pokiest [ POKE1 + Y2] 1. not lively; slow, dull, dilatory, etc. 2. small and uncomfortable; stuffy [a poky room] 3. shabbily dressed; dowdy: Also pokey p … English World dictionary
poky — adj. (pokier, pokiest) (of a room etc.) small and cramped. Derivatives: pokily adv. pokiness n. Etymology: POKE(1) (in colloq. sense confine ) + Y(1) … Useful english dictionary
