bal ‧ ky /ˈbɔːki $ ˈbɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective especially American English informal
someone or something that is balky does not do what they are expected to do:
a balky air-conditioning system
bal ‧ ky /ˈbɔːki $ ˈbɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective especially American English informal
someone or something that is balky does not do what they are expected to do:
a balky air-conditioning system
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012