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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstriminzito
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /stri.minˈdzi.to/
"Lavoravano in un ufficio piccolo e striminzito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Uncomfortably small and cramped; lacking sufficient space.
"They lived in a poky little apartment on the top floor of the old building." - 2
Tardily slow or sluggish in movement or progression.
"We got stuck behind a poky truck on the winding country road."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier noun 'poke' meaning a bag or pocket, evolving in the late 18th century to describe something confined or cramped like the contents of a small bag. By the 19th century, the meaning broadened to also describe something slow or sluggish, possibly influenced by association with the verb 'poke'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poky" is said worldwide
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exigu
Transliteration: /ɛɡ.zi.ɡy/
"Ils vivent dans un appartement exigu."
kleinlich
Transliteration: /ˈklaɪn.lɪç/
"Sie wohnten in einer winzigen, engen Wohnung."
striminzito
Transliteration: /stri.minˈdzi.to/
"Lavoravano in un ufficio piccolo e striminzito."
exiguo
Transliteration: /eɣˈxi.ɣwo/
"Vivían en un apartamento muy exiguo."
apertado
Transliteration: /a.peɾˈta.du/
"Eles moravam em um quarto apertado."
तंग
Transliteration: tang
"वे एक तंग कमरे में रहते थे।"
狭窄的
Transliteration: xiázhái de
"他们住在狭窄的公寓里。"
비좁은
Transliteration: bijobeun
"그들은 비좁은 아파트에 살고 있었다."
狭苦しい
Transliteration: sewakurushii
"彼らは狭苦しい部屋に住んでいます。"
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