| inefficient | adj tdk /cekap, efisien/: the management was accused of being ~, pihak pengurusan didakwa tdk cekap; an ~ cooling system, sistem pendinginan yg tdk cekap; an ~ housekeeper, pengurus rumah yg tdk cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deft | adj cekap: she has ~ fingers, jari-jarinya cekap; a ~ watch repairer, tukang jam yg cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| handy | adj 1. skilful, cekap, mahir: to be ~ with an axe, cekap menggunakan kapak; ~ with a needle (and thread), pandai menjahit; have a ~ way with st, /cekap, mahir/ mengendalikan sst: the new farmhand has a ~ way with horses, pekerja ladang yg baru itu cekap mengendalikan kuda; ~ around the house, boleh membuat kerja-kerja rencam; 2. useful, convenient, (sst yg) berguna: the food blender is a very ~ thing to have in the house, pengadun makanan ialah sst yg sangat berguna di rumah; 3. easy to handle, manoeuvre, mudah digunakan; (of a car) mudah dibawa: a ~ tool, alat yg mudah digunakan; 4. (colloq) within easy reach, dekat: the school is quite ~, sekolah itu agak dekat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| competent | adj 1. adequately qualified, cekap: a ~ secretary, setiausaha yg cekap; is he ~ enough to do the job?, adakah dia cukup cekap utk menjalankan kerja itu?; 2. satisfactory, memuaskan: she did a ~ job, dia melaksanakan tugas itu dgn memuaskan; 3. (leg.) kompeten: a ~ witness, saksi yg kompeten. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incompetent | adj 1. lacking ability, skill, tdk cekap: ~ officials, pegawai-pegawai yg tdk cekap; he is ~ to be our leader, dia tdk cekap utk menjadi pemimpin kami; 2. (leg.) tak kompeten. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inept | adj 1. incompetent, unskilful, tdk cekap: a singularly ~ clerk, kerani yg betul-betul tdk cekap; his ~ attempts to solve the problem, percubaannya yg tdk cekap utk menyelesaikan masalah itu; 2. inappropriate, said or done at the wrong time, tdk /sesuai, kena pd tempatnya/: ~ comments, komen yg tdk kena pd tempatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proficient | adj cekap, mahir: she is a highly ~ stenographer, dia jurutrengkas yg amat cekap; he soon became ~ at operating the computer, dia menjadi semakin mahir dlm mengendalikan komputer. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expeditious | adj (fml) cepat dan cekap: he is always ~ in answering his correspondence, dia selalu cepat dan cekap dlm menjawab surat-surat yg diterimanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adroit | adj 1. dextrous, skilful, cekap, pintar: an ~ footballer, pemain bola sepak yg cekap; 2. shrewd, bijak, pintar: ~ politician, ahli politik yg bijak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| efficient | adj efisien; (of person) cekap:~ machinery, alat jentera yg efisien; an ~ administrative system, sistem pentadbiran yg efisien; an ~ teacher, guru yg cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |