balky

CEFRC2

/bˈɔki/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unwilling to move, work, or obey.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Refusing to proceed or cooperate.

Examples

  • The old engine was balky and refused to start this morning.

  • The old truck had a balky engine.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The balky horse refused to move.

  • a balky horse

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old mule was so blank that it refused to move at all.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From balk + -y.