| contumacious | adj degil, tegar, keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bloody-minded | n (sl) degil dan tdk mahu bekerjasama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| headstrong | adj 1. self-willed, keras kepala, degil: a ~ child, budak yg keras kepala; 2. rash, melulu, terburu-buru, tergesa-gesa: a ~ action, tindakan yg melulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-headed | adj 1. practical, tough, gigih, keras hati: a ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg gigih; 2. (US) stubborn, keras kepala, degil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argumentative | adj 1. apt to argue, suka /bertengkar, berdebat, bertegang leher, berbantah/; (of younger family member, subordinate, etc) suka /membantah, melawan/: an obstinate, ~ man, seorang lelaki yg degil dan suka bertengkar; 2. controversial, penuh dgn perdebatan: an ~ discussion, perbincangan yg penuh dgn perdebatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lamb | n 1. young sheep, anak /bebiri, biri-biri/; 2. (meat) daging bebiri muda: roast ~, daging bebiri muda panggang; 3. docile, meek person, (orang yg) menurut: yesterday he was difficult but today he’s behaving like a ~, semalam dia degil tetapi hari ini lakunya menurut sahaja; 4. (esp of young child) term of endearment, si manja: what a little ~ she is, alahai si manja ni; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| degree | by ~s, sedikit demi sedikit; not in the slightest ~, tdk sedikit pun, sama sekali tdk; to a ~, exceedingly, amat, sungguh, sangat, terlalu: she is fastidious to a ~, dia terlalu cerewet; to /a high, the highest/ ~, terlampau, tersangat: to be stubborn to a high ~, terlampau degil; to what ~, /sejauh, setakat/ mana. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inflexible | adj 1. rigid, cannot be bent, tdk boleh /dilenturkan, dibengkokkan/: an ~ iron rod, batang besi yg tdk boleh dilenturkan; 2. fixed, unalterable, tdk boleh diubah: ~ rules, peraturan-peraturan yg tdk boleh diubah; his ideas are said to be ~, gagasan-gagasannya dikatakan tdk boleh diubah; 3. unyielding, unbending, a. (of will, courage, etc) tdk mungkin luntur: ~ determination, keazaman yg tdk mungkin luntur; b. (derog), (of person) keras kepala, degil, tegar: there is no way you can make him change his mind – he’s absolutely ~, kamu tdk akan dapat membuat dia mengubah fikirannya – dia sangat keras kepala; c. (of attitude) tdk dapat diubah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |