| spiky | adj 1. having sharp points, runcing; (of hair, crest, etc) tercacak-cacak: long ~ thorns, duri-duri yg panjang dan runcing; she despaired of her coarse, ~ hair, dia susah hati krn rambutnya kasar dan tercacak-cacak; the lizard had a ~ crest, cicak itu mempunyai balung yg tercacak-cacak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pointed | adj 1. having a sharp end, tajam: a ~ stake, kayu pancang yg tajam; 2. tapering to a point, (of nose) mancung; (of fingernails) runcing; (of ears) telinga kucing, lambing; (of jaws) runcing; 3. sharp, unfavourable, pedas: she passed a ~ remark about their behaviour, dia mengeluarkan kata-kata pedas ttg perangai mereka; 4. (of wit) incisive, tajam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precipice | n1. cenuram; 2.( fig.) jurang [sst] yg amat /berbahaya, runcing/: the country is heading towards an economic ~,negara itu sedang menuju ke jurang ekonomi yg amat berbahaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acute | adj 1. keenly perceptive, shrewd, tajam + approp n: an ~ critic, seorang pengkritik yg tajam kritikannya; an ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg tajam perkiraannya; 2. sensitive, keen, tajam: an ~ sense of smell, deria bau yg tajam; ~ hearing, pendengaran yg tajam; 3. critical, genting, runcing: an ~ shortage of steel, masalah kekurangan keluli yg genting; 4. intense, amat sangat: ~ distress, kesedihan yg amat sangat; ~ pains in the chest, rasa sakit yg amat sangat di dada; 5. (of illness) akut, mendadak: ~ appendicitis, apendisitis akut; an ~ attack of pneumonia, serangan pneumonia yg mendadak; 6. ( math) a. (of angle) tirus: ~ angle, sudut tirus; b. (of triangle) bersudut tirus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |