the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Confined; cramped.
adj. Dull; tedious; uninteresting.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Slow; dull; stupid: said of persons.—2. Confined; cramped; musty; stuffy: said of places.
Poor; shabby.
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n. 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)
adj. small and remote and insignificant
adj. wasting time
Word Usage
"When supper was announced, Polly happened to be talking, or trying to talk, to one of the "poky" gentlemen whom Fan had introduced."