balkiness
- n likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly
- Back of the balkiness is the small but powerful Anglo-Catholic wing, the high churchmen who cherish the doctrine of apostolic succession so devoutly that the only groups they .
- His friends are displaying a new balkiness, his enemies a new boldness.
- Such balkiness on payouts has increased, with insurers often citing a 1996 court ruling excusing them if their client did not merely overlook abuse by a priest but knew enough .