adj.
Variant: or pok · ey
Pronunciation: ' p ō -k ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: pok · i · er ; -est
Etymology: 2 poke
Date: 1844
1 : small and cramped
2 : SHABBY , DULL
3 : annoyingly slow
– pok · i · ly \ -k ə -l ē \ adverb
– pok · i · ness \ -k ē -n ə s \ noun