adverb
- in a slow or sluggish manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old car moved pokily up the steep hill.
- She walked pokily to the store, in no hurry to arrive.
- The computer loaded the program pokily due to its age.
- He worked pokily through the stack of papers on his desk.
- The turtle crossed the road pokily while traffic waited.
- The internet connection ran pokily during peak hours.