- Given to stopping and refusing to go on: a balky horse; a balky client.
- Difficult to operate or start: a balky switch; a balky engine.
Dictionary:
balk·y (bô'kē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: balky |
adjective
| Antonyms: balky |
Definition: uncooperative
Antonyms: cooperative
| Word Tutor: balky |
| Translations: Balky |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stædig, genstridig, modvillig
Nederlands (Dutch)
koppig, eigenzinnig
Français (French)
adj. - feinté, évité, opiniâtre, obstiné
Deutsch (German)
adj. - störrisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διστακτικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - teimoso
Русский (Russian)
нерешительный, боязливый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - reacio, mal dispuesto, recalcitrante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - motspänstig, envis
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
停止不前的, 执拗的, 倔强的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 停止不前的, 執拗的, 倔強的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 갑자기 멈추어 서서 움직이지 않으려 하는, 다루기 어려운
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 躊躇した, 操作が困難な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) حرن (كالحصان)
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עוצר, עקשן
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