balky Play adjectiveReluctant; uncooperative. SYNONYMS adamantbull-headedcontrarycross-graineddetermineddoggedfirmheadstrongimmovableimplacableinexorableinflexibleintractableintransigentiron-willedmulishobdurateperseveringpersistentpertinaciousperversepig-headedrecalcitrantrefractoryrelentlessrigidself-willedsingle-mindedsteadfaststeelystiffstiff-neckedstrong-mindedstrong-willedstubbornstubborn as a muletenaciousunbendinguncompromisinguncooperativeunmalleableunmanageableunpersuadableunrelentingunshakeableunyieldingwilfulwith one's feet dug inwith one's toes dug in
