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
- 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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