- balkiness
- balkiness alkiness n. 1. likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
balkiness
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balkiness — noun see balky … New Collegiate Dictionary
balkiness — See balky. * * * … Universalium
balkiness — noun The state or quality of being balky … Wiktionary
balkiness — n. stubbornness, obstinacy … English contemporary dictionary
balkiness — balk·i·ness … English syllables
balkiness — noun likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑balky • Hypernyms: ↑intractability, ↑intractableness … Useful english 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 — 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
bigotry — Synonyms and related words: Anglophobia, Russophobia, Sabbatarianism, abhorrence, abomination, anti Semitism, antipathy, authoritarianism, aversion, balkiness, bias, bibliolatry, blind side, blind spot, blinders, bullheadedness, closed mind,… … Moby Thesaurus
determination — Synonyms and related words: absolute indication, accomplishment, acid test, action, aim, allocation, ambition, animus, answer, appetence, appetency, appetite, appraisal, appraisement, approximation, ascertaining, ascertainment, aspiration, assay … Moby Thesaurus
