balkiest
Most refusing movement
Balkiest is the superlative form of balky, describing something that is the most stubbornly uncooperative or resistant to moving forward.
The word often applies to animals, especially horses or mules that refuse to proceed, but extends to machinery that won't start or people who resist doing what's asked: That's the balkiest engine I've ever worked on.
Refusing to change course
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · bullheaded · recalcitrant · intransigent · obdurate · uncooperative · contrary · perverse
Declining to accept
- resistingActively opposing pressure
- digging inEstablishing a defensive position
- holding backPreventing forward movement
- pulling backMoving rearward or retracting
won't budge · immovable · unmoving · rooted · halting · stalling · hesitating · reluctant
Domesticated riding animal
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- donkeyLong-eared equine
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- oxCastrated male cattle
beast of burden · pack animal · draft animal · stubborn as a mule · shying · rearing · bucking · jibbing
stubborn
Refusing to change course
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
headstrong · willful · bullheaded · recalcitrant · intransigent · obdurate · uncooperative · contrary · perverse · cantankerous
refusing
Declining to accept
- resistingActively opposing pressure
- digging inEstablishing a defensive position
- holding backPreventing forward movement
pulling back · won't budge · immovable · unmoving · rooted · halting · stalling · hesitating · reluctant · unwilling
horse
Domesticated riding animal
ox · beast of burden · pack animal · draft animal · stubborn as a mule · shying · rearing · bucking · jibbing · skittish