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- adjective
superlative form ofpoky : mostpoky .
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Examples
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Towels and beach towels were provided, as were basic toiletries in one of the pokiest, dingiest bathrooms I have ever had the misfortune to endure.
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Towels and beach towels were provided, as were basic toiletries in one of the pokiest, dingiest bathrooms I have ever had the misfortune to endure.
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Natives of Fife and British Columbia respectively, they are musicians familiar with wide open spaces who are also capable of sounding as if their work was spawned from the world's pokiest garage.
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In a TV spot, groups supporting the liberal Justice are claiming that Judge Gableman's district is one of the pokiest in dealing with criminal cases.
Wisconsin Bar Brawl 2008
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When I was five I could only ride in a straight line, and only at the pokiest speeds.
The Worst Years of Your Life Mark Jude Poirier 2007
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The ladies were in their pokiest old head-gear and most dingy gowns, when they perceived the carriage approaching; and considering, of course, that the visit of the Park people was intended for them, dashed into the rectory to change their clothes, leaving Rowkins, the costermonger, in the very midst of the negotiation about the three mackerel.
The Newcomes 2006
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The British live in the cheapest, flimsiest, pokiest homes in the western world - all with feet of each other if detached, but most having party walls.
Land Value Tax 3 - My Counter To The Main Right Wing Objection Praguetory 2006
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Jones confirmed at sea what he had suspected in port: that the Bonhomme Richard was a very slow ship, the pokiest in the squadron.
John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003
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Jones confirmed at sea what he had suspected in port: that the Bonhomme Richard was a very slow ship, the pokiest in the squadron.
John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003
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A cottage in some small town or village would cost far less than even the pokiest of flats in London, and she could surely find a job -- anything that would bring in enough to feed and clothe her!
Stormy Springtime Neels, Betty 1987
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