| prim | adj 1. (of person, person’s behaviour, etc), /sangat, terlalu/ tertib: a ~ young lady, gadis yg sangat tertib; 2. (of dress) terlalu /kemas, rapi/: a ~ little suit without much style, baju yg terlalu kemas dan tdk bergaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genteel | adj (fml or liter.) 1. of the upper class, kelas atasan; (formerly) bangsawan: a family with a ~ background, keluarga yg mempunyai latar belakang bangsawan; 2. polished, well-bred, halus budi pekerti: a poor but ~ old man, orang tua yg miskin tetapi halus budi pekertinya; 3. affectedly polite, terlalu /tertib, sopan santun/: her ~ manner drives me crazy, caranya yg terlalu tertib itu membuat saya bagai nak gila; ~ expressions, ungkapan-ungkapan yg terlalu tertib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| punctilious | adj 1. strict observance of etiquette, penuh /adab, tertib/: he was ~ in his observance of such customs, dia mematuhi adat-adat itu dgn penuh adab; 2. scrupulous, very exact, hati-hati, teliti, cermat: he brings to his job a ~ attention to detail, dlm membuat kerja-kerjanya, dia sangat teliti thdp perkara-perkara yg terperinci. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| properly | adv 1. correctly, dgn betul: the teacher didn’t explain it to them ~, guru itu tdk menjelaskan pd mereka dgn betul; 2. (colloq) thoroughly, cukup-cukup: he was ~ scolded by the headmaster, dia dimarahi cukup-cukup oleh guru besar; 3. decently, dgn tertib: he behaved most ~ in the circumstances, dia berkelakuan dgn amat tertib dlm keadaan itu; 4. actually, exactly, sebenarnya: I’m not, ~ speaking, a trained teacher, but I’ve been teaching for three years now, saya sebenarnya bukanlah guru yg terlatih, tetapi saya telah mengajar selama tiga tahun sekarang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reverse | adj 1. opposite, contrary, bertentangan, berlawanan: in the ~ direction, dlm arah yg bertentangan; we can see a ~ trend in progress, kami dapat melihat arah aliran yg bertentangan dlm kemajuan; 2. back to front, a. (of fabric) dalam: the ~ side of the material is rougher, bahagian dalam kain itu lebih kasar; b. (of coin, picture, etc) belakang: would you put your address on the ~ side of the cheque, sila tulis alamat tuan di bahagian belakang cek; /in, into/ ~ order, dlm tertib terbalik: the names of the winners were read in ~ order, nama-nama pemenang itu dibaca dlm tertib terbalik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gentleman | n 1. man of good family, lelaki yg berketurunan baik-baik; 2. chivalrous or courteous man, lelaki yg /beradab tertib, berbudi bahasa/; 3. (polite) a. man, lelaki; b. (in pl), (form of address) tuan-tuan: Ladies and ~, may I present our guest speaker, tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, izinkan saya memperkenalkan penceramah undangan kita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| immaculate | adj 1. very clean, tidy, bersih dan rapi: her clothes are always ~, pakaiannya sentiasa bersih dan rapi; 2. flawless, sempurna, tdk ada cacat cela: an ~ style in dress, gaya berpakaian yg sempurna; ~ behaviour, tingkah laku yg tdk ada cacat cela; have ~ manners, sungguh /sopan, tertib/; 3. morally pure, suci: an ~ heart, hati yg suci; 4. (biol) imakulat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |