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balkily

balkily adverb: in a balky manner.

Adverb

balkily (comparative more balkily, superlative most balkily)

  1. In a balky manner.

Forms of balkily

comparativemore balkily
superlativemost balkily

Origin of balkily

From balky + -ly.

Questions about balkily

What does balkily mean?
Balkily means in a balky manner.
What part of speech is balkily?
Balkily is an adverb.

Words near balkily in the dictionary

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

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