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Adjective: balky (balkier,balkiest)  bo(l)-kee
  1. Stopping short and refusing to go on
    "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
    - balking [N. Amer], baulking [Brit], baulky [Brit]

Derived forms: balkiest, balkier

See also: balk, balkiness [N. Amer], intractable

Nearest

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan state
Balkan Wars
Balkanise
Balkanize
Balkans
balker
balkiness
balking
balkline
balky
Ball
ball
ball and chain
ball bearing
ball boy
ball carrier
ball cartridge
ball club
ball cock
ball fern