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    BALKY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: balkier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, balkiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: balkier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: balkiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Stopping short and refusing to go onplay

    Example:

    a balky customer

    Synonyms:

    balking; balky

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    intractable (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold)

    Derivation:

    balk (an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base)

    balkiness (likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly)

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