Balkiness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or quality of being balky or uncooperative. uncountable
"[…] he was mildly annoyed to find that the chair shifted itself—remote control over objects was a labor-saver and probably a money-saver […] and obviously to be preferred to the blind balkiness of mechanical gadgets. Nevertheless Jubal was not used to telecontrol done without wires or waves […]"
- 2 likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] he was mildly annoyed to find that the chair shifted itself—remote control over objects was a labor-saver and probably a money-saver […] and obviously to be preferred to the blind balkiness of mechanical gadgets. Nevertheless Jubal was not used to telecontrol done without wires or waves […]"
Etymology
From balky + -ness.
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