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Definition of Balkiness
1. Noun. Likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly.
Definition of Balkiness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being balky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Balkiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balkiness
Literary usage of Balkiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1899)
"For strong, healthy children, whose will is not absolutely diseased by balkiness,
whipping, if judiciously administered, greatly reinforces the power of ..."
2. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1900)
"It is in no other way that we overcome balkiness in a horse: we divert his
attention, do something to his nose or ear, lead him round in a circle, ..."
3. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1900)
"It is in no other way that we overcome balkiness in a horse: we divert his
attention, do something to his nose or ear, lead him round in a circle, ..."
4. Sidelights on American Literature by Fred Lewis Pattee (1922)
"... left in its wake: abnormalities of conscience, freedom of will become narrow
wil fulness, unswerving allegiance to an idea degenerated into balkiness, ..."
5. The Mentor (1894)
"... to a curious sluggishness (more bodily than mental), and a spasmodic "balkiness"
in disposition, his path of education is beset with snags and pitfalls. ..."
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