poky

poky
adj Informal.
1. dawdling, dillydallying, lingering, lagging, puttering; crawling, snail-like, tortoise-like; slow, unhurried, leisurely, relaxed, easy.
2. indecisive, hesitant, uncertain, hanging back, tentative; faltering, hesitating, wavering, fluctuating.
3. tardy, late, unpunctual, behind time, behindhand.
4. small, cramped, incommodious, unroomy, celllike, boxy; narrow, confined, tiny.
5. dowdy, frumpy, dumpy, frowzy, tacky; sloppy, slatternly, messy, unkempt.
n
6.Slang. jail, jailhouse, lockup, police station, station house. See jail(def. 1).

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