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balkiest

balkiest is the superlative form of balky.

Meaning of balky

Adjective

balky (comparative balkier, superlative balkiest)

  1. Refusing to proceed or cooperate.
    • a balky horse

Questions about balkiest

What is balkiest the superlative form of?
Balkiest is the superlative form of balky.

Words near balkiest in the dictionary

  1. Balkh
  2. balkhashite
  3. balkie
  4. balkier
  5. balkies
  6. balkiest
  7. balkily
  8. Balkin
  9. balkiness
  10. balking
  11. balkingly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: balkiest (page history and authors); balky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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