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balk·y
 balky
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- pronunciation:
- baw
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
balkier, balkiest |
| definition: |
inclined to stop short and then refuse to proceed; stubborn; obstinate.
Traveling was slow and somewhat perilous on the balky camel.- similar words:
- mulish, pigheaded, stubborn
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| related words: |
contumacious, obdurate, obstinate, perverse |
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| derivations: |
balkily (adv.), balkiness (n.) |
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