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pokily

  • a word derived from poky.
    poky
    adjective
    moving or acting slowly or ineffectively; slow; dull.

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That’s not very comforting to folks stuck in a long line on an entrance ramp, waiting for the privilege of heading down the highway more pokily than they could jog.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

But the overall story is inflated; elaborate and unlikely, and the picture tells its story as doggedly, and pokily, as if it were worth such serious attention.

From Time Magazine Archive

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