| arbitrariness | n 1. capriciousness, cara /sewenang-sewenang, sembarangan/: the ~ of his choice, cara sewenang-wenang dia membuat pilihannya; 2. despotism, /sifat, cara/ diktator. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wanton | adj 1. done wilfully, sewenang-wenang(nya): a ~ act of vandalism, perbuatan laku musnah yg sewenang-wenang; the ~ cruelty of the invaders, kekejaman yg sewenang-wenang oleh pihak penceroboh; 2. playful, tdk menentu: he is in a ~ mood, anginnya tdk menentu; 3. (fml) lewd, licentious, gasang: what a ~ woman!, gasangnya perempuan itu!; 4. uncontrolled, liar: the ~ growth of weeds in the garden, rumpai yg tumbuh liar di taman itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slovenly | 2. careless, negligent, sewenang-wenang: this ~ piece of writing is uncharacteristic of him, penulisan yg sewenang-wenang ini bukan kelaziman penulisannya; they disapproved of her because of her ~ manners, mereka tdk berkenan padanya krn dia berkelakuan sewenang-wenang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| roughshod | adv; ride ~ over, bertindak sewenang-wenang thdp; (feelings) tdk /mengendahkan, mempedulikan/: they accused the capitalists of riding ~ over the poor people, mereka mendakwa bahawa kaum kapitalis bertindak sewenang-wenang thdp orang miskin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arbitrary | adj 1. capricious, random, (approp v + secara) /sewenang-wenang, sembarangan/: an ~ decision, keputusan sembarangan or keputusan yg dibuat secara sembarangan; he used his power in a purely ~ manner, dia menggunakan kuasanya secara sembarangan semata-mata; 2. despotic, diktator: ~ rule, pemerintahan diktator; 3. dependent on decision of judge, tribunal, etc, arbitrari: ~ confiscation, perampasan arbitrari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| killing | n (slaying) pembunuhan: the troops tried to avoid unnecessary ~, askar-askar itu mencuba mengelakkan pembunuhan yg sewenang-wenang; the ~ of an innocent child, pembunuhan seorang kanak-kanak yg tdk berdosa; make a ~, men | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approval | n 1. act of sanctioning, kelulusan, kebenaran, izin, meluluskan: ~ for subletting shall not be arbitrarily withheld by the landlord, kebenaran utk menyewa tumpang tdk boleh ditahan dgn sewenang-wenangnya oleh tuan tanah; a letter notifying them of the Council’s ~ of the scheme, sepucuk surat yg memberitahu mereka bahawa Majlis Bandaran telah meluluskan rancangan itu; 2. formal sanction, kelulusan: the board gave its ~ to the proposal, lembaga memberikan kelulusannya thdp cadangan itu; 3. agreement, persetujuan, kebenaran, izin, keizinan: she married without her father’s ~, dia berkahwin tanpa persetujuan bapanya; 4. favourable opinion, suka, berkenan; (preceded by “nod”, “smile”, etc) sbg tanda berkenan: the teacher’s obvious ~ of his behaviour was a boost to his confidence, gurunya yg terang-terang berkenan dgn tingkah lakunya menambahkan lagi keyakinannya; he gave a nod of ~, dia mengangguk sbg tanda berkenan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| liberty | at ~, a. authorized, boleh: I’m not at ~ to reveal this information, saya tdk boleh mendedahkan maklumat ini; b. free, bebas: two of the escaped prisoners are still at ~, dua drpd banduan yg terlepas itu masih bebas; set at ~, membebaskan: the hostages were set at ~ when the kidnappers’ requests were granted, orang-orang tebusan itu telah dibebaskan apabila tuntutan penculik-penculik itu dipenuhi; take the ~ of, memandai-mandai: I took the ~ of answering the phone on your behalf, saya memandai-mandai menjawab telefon bagi pihak kamu; take liberties with, a. (so.) melampau-lampau thdp: don’t let him take liberties with you, jangan biarkan dia melampau-lampau thdp kamu; b. (st) sewenang-wenangnya mengubah: the play has taken many liberties with the original story, drama itu sewenang-wenangnya telah mengubah cerita asal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| liberty | at ~, a. authorized, boleh: I’m not at ~ to reveal this information, saya tdk boleh mendedahkan maklumat ini; b. free, bebas: two of the escaped prisoners are still at ~, dua drpd banduan yg terlepas itu masih bebas; set at ~, membebaskan: the hostages were set at ~ when the kidnappers’ requests were granted, orang-orang tebusan itu telah dibebaskan apabila tuntutan penculik-penculik itu dipenuhi; take the ~ of, memandai-mandai: I took the ~ of answering the phone on your behalf, saya memandai-mandai menjawab telefon bagi pihak kamu; take liberties with, a. (so.) melampau-lampau thdp: don’t let him take liberties with you, jangan biarkan dia melampau-lampau thdp kamu; b. (st) sewenang-wenangnya mengubah: the play has taken many liberties with the original story, drama itu sewenang-wenangnya telah mengubah cerita asal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| limb | escape with life and ~, terselamat drpd sebarang kecederaan: the pilot was lucky to escape with life and ~, juruterbang itu bernasib baik krn terselamat drpd sebarang kecederaan; leave so. out on a ~, menyebabkan sso berada dlm keadaan terkatung-katung: he’s been left out on a ~ by the committee’s arbitrary decision, keputusan jawatankuasa yg sewenang-wenang itu telah menyebabkan dia berada dlm keadaan terkatung-katung; . | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |