Adjective, : a balky mule.    From Dictionary.com. 

"I had to set aside that obsolescent hippie balkiness...".    From Wordnik.com.  ["I had to set aside that obsolescent hippie balkiness..."] Reference

Althouse: "I had to set aside that obsolescent hippie balkiness...".    From Wordnik.com.  ["I had to set aside that obsolescent hippie balkiness..."] Reference

He actually called him "more courageous" than Arafat, whose balkiness incensed the president.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behind The Breakdown] Reference

I had to set aside that obsolescent hippie balkiness and adopt a pragmatic attitude for the task ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

Roy decided that, without knowing how he did it, he had fortunately succeeded in curing its "balkiness.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference

If the administration had any doubts about China's resentment and balkiness, it lost them when Chinese President Jiang Zemin was finally heard from on Tuesday night.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Crash In The Clouds] Reference

That balkiness about chains - or even perceived chains - really comes into play here.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

But the Chinese balkiness on the issue is matched in large measure by Mr. Obama's own constraints.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

And I, bein 'a Hammond, with some of the Hammond balkiness in me, I set my foot down as hard as his.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keziah Coffin] Reference

As soon as ever real balkiness is noted, it becomes necessary to avoid the least appearance of contradictoriness, since that increases difficulties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students] Reference

I noticed some balkiness when it came to manually locking/unlocking the top, particularly on the passenger side latch, but the windows do lower themselves automatically when the top goes down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

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, and thus get him over a place where flogging would only have made him more invincible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals] Reference

Depending on the thickness of your fabric and the balkiness of your material vinyl isn’t as easy to bond as canvas, for instance, you may need to add a few seconds to the ironing time that your adhesive instructions call for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fabric to Non-Fabric Applique: A Tutorial] Reference

Buyer balkiness begins a bit later.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lita Smith-Mines: Real Estate's Resounding Hesitation] Reference