poky

• adj. 狹小的，不舒適的；衣服破舊的；無生氣的

來自poke,捅，-y,形容詞後綴。比喻用法。

poky (adj.)

also pokey, 1828, "confined, pinched, shabby," later (1856) "slow, dull;" from varied senses of poke (v.) + -y (2). Also see poke (n.3). Related: Pokily; pokiness.

1. "Move!" she cried. "Don't be so darn poky!"

“動起來！”她叫道：“別這麽慢吞吞的！”

來自柯林斯例句

2. a poky little room

窄小的屋子

來自《權威詞典》