Antonyms for balky


Grammar : Adj
Spell : baw-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔ ki


Definition of balky

Origin :
  • 1847, from balk (n.) + -y (2). Related: Balkily; balkiness.
  • adj uncooperative
Example sentences :
  • He insisted doggedly on his rôle as a balky ox and scowled at the teamster.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • You buy a lot of half-broken, bucking, balky teams because you can get 'em cheap.
  • Extract from : « A California Girl » by Edward Eldridge
  • The horse proved to be an obstreperous, balky thing, and as contrary as a mule.
  • Extract from : « Twenty Years of Hus'ling » by J. P. Johnston
  • It leaked, and it steered like a balky mule, but what of that?
  • Extract from : « A Ticket to Adventure » by Roy J. Snell
  • I urged it, as a farmer urges a balky horse, but it refused to move forward.
  • Extract from : « Up Terrapin River » by Opie P. Read
  • Stover came to a balky stop, hastily snatching away his derby.
  • Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
  • A balky horse ought not to be trusted to a child of your age.'
  • Extract from : « The Wandering Jew, Complete » by Eugene Sue
  • Why is a woman who tries to drive a balky horse like a successful actress?
  • Extract from : « The Handbook of Conundrums » by Edith B. Ordway
  • Roosevelt, Rockefeller, and Pierpont Morgan are just like this balky horse.
  • Extract from : « Twentieth Century Socialism » by Edmond Kelly
  • The engine was balky and bucky with the cold, and the chauffeur in a like mood.
  • Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for balky

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