Informal

pok?i?er , pok?i?est Informal

wasting time[syn: dilatory ]

small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"[syn: jerkwater ]

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)[syn: jail ]

noun

brig , house of correction , keep , penitentiary , prison

adjective

poky