Balky

Balky
Original name in latin Balky
Name in other language Balki, Balky, Балки
State code UA
Continent/City Europe/Zaporozhye
longitude 47.38336
latitude 34.94396
altitude 73
Population 5717
Date 2012-01-18

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  • Balky — Balk y (b[add]k [y^]), a. Apt to balk; as, a balky horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • balky — index hesitant, intractable, recalcitrant, restive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • balky — 1847, from BALK (Cf. balk) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • balky — *contrary, restive, perverse, froward, wayward Analogous words: hesitant, reluctant, averse, loath, *disinclined, indisposed: *obstinate, stubborn, mulish: refractory, recalcitrant, *unruly Contrasted words: amenable, docile, tractable, *obedient …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • balky — [adj] uncooperative averse, contrary, hesitant, immovable, indisposed, inflexible, intractable, loath, negative, negativistic, obstinate, ornery, perverse, reluctant, stubborn, unbending, unmanageable, unpredictable, unruly; concept 401 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • balky — [bôk′ē] adj. balkier, balkiest in the habit of balking; stubbornly resisting SYN. CONTRARY …   English World dictionary

  • balky — adjective (balkier; est) Date: 1847 refusing or likely to refuse to proceed, act, or function as directed or expected < a balky mule > < a balky engine > Synonyms: see contrary • balkiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • balky — bal|ky [ˈbo:ki US ˈbo: ] adj especially AmE informal someone or something that is balky does not do what they are expected to do ▪ a balky air conditioning system …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • balky — balkily, adv. balkiness, n. /baw kee/, adj., balkier, balkiest. given to balking; stubborn; obstinate: a balky mule. [1840 50; BALK + Y1] Syn. contrary, perverse, headstrong, mulish, pigheaded. * * * …   Universalium

  • balky — adjective Refusing to proceed or cooperate. A balky horse …   Wiktionary

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