poky

adjective

1. wasting time

Similar word(s): slow, dilatory, laggard, pokey

2. small and remote and insignificant

- passed a series of poky little one-horse towns

Similar word(s): provincial, jerkwater, pokey

noun

1. 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)

Similar word(s): clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, slammer

Definition categories: man–made