adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on: a balky horse; a balky client.
2. Difficult to operate or start: a balky switch; a balky engine.

balkiness balk'i·ness n.

adjective

Given to acting in opposition to others: contrarious, contrary, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, support/oppose.

adj

Definition: uncooperative
Antonyms: cooperative

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Stopping short and refusing to go on.

Tutor's tip: The "bulky" (big, heavy) pony was "balky" (uncooperative).

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

Italiano (Italian)
riluttante

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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