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baulky

baulky is the alternative spelling of balky.

Meaning of balky

Adjective

balky (comparative balkier, superlative balkiest)

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

Forms of baulky

comparativemore baulky
superlativemost baulky

Origin of baulky

From baulk + -y.

Questions about baulky

What is baulky the alternative spelling of?
Baulky is the alternative spelling of balky.

Words near baulky in the dictionary

  1. baulkingly
  2. baulkings
  3. baulkline
  4. baulklines
  5. baulks
  6. baulky
  7. Baulme-la-Roche
  8. Baum
  9. Baum-Welch algorithm
  10. Bauman
  11. Baumanian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baulky (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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