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Definition of balky adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

balky

adjective

/ˈbɔːlki/,

/ˈbɔːki/

/ˈbɔːlki/,

/ˈbɔːki/

(North American English)

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(of a person or machine) refusing or failing to do what you want them to do

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