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Poky vs Sluggish - What's the difference?

poky | sluggish |

As adjectives the difference between poky and sluggish

is that poky is slow or poky can be (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped while sluggish is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

As a noun poky

is a gambling device based on the card game poker or poky can be (slang) jail.

poky

English

Alternative forms

* pokey

Etymology 1

By shortening from

Noun

(pokies)
  • A gambling device based on the card game poker

    • Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • slow

    • Etymology 3

    (en)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a room or other enclosed space) small and cramped

    • Noun

    (pokies)
  • (slang) jail

    • sluggish

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
    • And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect . --
  • Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
  • Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
    • Matter, being impotent, sluggish , and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself . -- Woodward
  • Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
  • Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
    • Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy.

    Quotations

    * So sluggish a conceit . --

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Derived terms

    * sluggishness