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Definition of balky in English: balky(British baulky) adjectivebaulkier, balkiest, baulkiest, balkier ˈbɔːkiˈbɔːlkiˈbɔki US Awkward; uncooperative. 〈主美〉笨拙的；不合作的 he was trying to get his balky horse to move Example sentencesExamples - In case the balky internet connection is insufficiently irritating, the hotel is also providing me USA Today on a complimentary basis.
- Deprived of the Internet by a balky cell phone modem, the habit of daily blogging has proven hard to break.
- Guerciotti's cyclo-cross models were especially sought after, thoroughbreds in a field of balky, unwieldy CX beasts.
- Unless these conditions were complied with, gravity served no better than a balky horse - it would not work at all…
- Original consumer models were bulky and balky, user-friendly only if the user was a technogeek.
- Even the dean hollered ‘Rana’ when his machine was balky.
- Because of balky knees, Palmeiro, 36, no longer moves as quickly around the bag.
- Depending on the model, the complaints range from faulty key fobs and leaky sunroofs to balky electronics that leave drivers and their passengers stranded.
- Team scouts think a balky right thumb will force Warner to retire.
- Their capsule will carry up more spare parts for the balky oxygen generator, but have room for little else.
- Other than a balky elevator, the only real link between the two films is choreographer Hermes Pan, who was Fred's right-hand man throughout the Ginger years.
- As he gets older, his defensive range shrinks because of balky knees.
- On the other hand, if your windows have other problems - balky hardware, flimsy construction, or whatever - window replacement may be the right move.
- A student assistant with computing skills can help with restarting a balky workstation or writing a Web page.
- Phillips performed some on-the-spot maintenance of a balky treadmill today.
- In one widely reported case, an American pilot went so far as to throw a balky steward off the plane.
- The Koidu base is complaining of congested data-network links, a balky router and malfunctioning wireless-network nodes.
- It had been left intact as a backup to the balky original warp field.
- In the grainy surveillance camera footage, the dumpy, mustachioed fellow looks like just one more office peon saddled with a balky computer - until he takes his revenge.
- The biggest obstacle that could keep Hernandez from finishing strong is a balky knee.
Synonyms stubborn, headstrong, wilful, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, stubborn as a mule, pig-headed, bull-headed, self-willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, cross-grained, stiff-necked, stiff, rigid, steely, iron-willed, uncompromising, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unpersuadable, immovable, unmalleable, unshakeable, inexorable, with one's feet dug in, with one's toes dug in, persistent, persevering, tenacious, pertinacious, dogged, single-minded, adamant, firm, steadfast, determined
Rhymeschalky, corky, gawky, Gorky, Milwaukee, pawky, porky, talkie, walkie-talkie Definition of balky in US English: balky(British baulky) adjectiveˈbɔkiˈbôkē US Reluctant; uncooperative. he was trying to get his balky horse to move Example sentencesExamples - Phillips performed some on-the-spot maintenance of a balky treadmill today.
- Unless these conditions were complied with, gravity served no better than a balky horse - it would not work at all…
- In one widely reported case, an American pilot went so far as to throw a balky steward off the plane.
- In the grainy surveillance camera footage, the dumpy, mustachioed fellow looks like just one more office peon saddled with a balky computer - until he takes his revenge.
- On the other hand, if your windows have other problems - balky hardware, flimsy construction, or whatever - window replacement may be the right move.
- Even the dean hollered ‘Rana’ when his machine was balky.
- Guerciotti's cyclo-cross models were especially sought after, thoroughbreds in a field of balky, unwieldy CX beasts.
- The biggest obstacle that could keep Hernandez from finishing strong is a balky knee.
- Depending on the model, the complaints range from faulty key fobs and leaky sunroofs to balky electronics that leave drivers and their passengers stranded.
- Team scouts think a balky right thumb will force Warner to retire.
- Deprived of the Internet by a balky cell phone modem, the habit of daily blogging has proven hard to break.
- It had been left intact as a backup to the balky original warp field.
- In case the balky internet connection is insufficiently irritating, the hotel is also providing me USA Today on a complimentary basis.
- The Koidu base is complaining of congested data-network links, a balky router and malfunctioning wireless-network nodes.
- A student assistant with computing skills can help with restarting a balky workstation or writing a Web page.
- Their capsule will carry up more spare parts for the balky oxygen generator, but have room for little else.
- As he gets older, his defensive range shrinks because of balky knees.
- Because of balky knees, Palmeiro, 36, no longer moves as quickly around the bag.
- Other than a balky elevator, the only real link between the two films is choreographer Hermes Pan, who was Fred's right-hand man throughout the Ginger years.
- Original consumer models were bulky and balky, user-friendly only if the user was a technogeek.
Synonyms stubborn, headstrong, wilful, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, stubborn as a mule, pig-headed, bull-headed, self-willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, cross-grained, stiff-necked, stiff, rigid, steely, iron-willed, uncompromising, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unpersuadable, immovable, unmalleable, unshakeable, inexorable, with one's feet dug in, with one's toes dug in, persistent, persevering, tenacious, pertinacious, dogged, single-minded, adamant, firm, steadfast, determined
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