| articulate | adj 1. able to express os clearly, fluently, pandai /bercakap, bertutur/, petah berkata-kata: a clever and ~ man, lelaki yg bijak dan pandai bercakap; he was not ~ enough to express his feelings, dia tdk begitu pandai bercakap utk melahirkan perasaannya; 2. having power of speech, dapat /bercakap, bertutur/; 3. distinct, clear, jelas, terang: his speech was not ~, pertuturannya tdk jelas; 4. (biol) artikulat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| articulateness | n 1. ability to express os clearly, fluently, pandai /bercakap, bertutur/; 2. distinctness, clearness, terang, jelas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inarticulateness | n 1. inability to express os clearly, fluently, tdk pandai /bercakap, bertutur/, tdk petah bercakap; 2. (of speech, language) tdk jelas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inarticulate | adj 1. not able to express os clearly, fluently, tdk pandai /bercakap, bertutur/, tdk petah bercakap: he is a good organiser but rather ~, dia seorang penyelenggara yg cekap tetapi tdk petah bercakap; 2. (of speech, language) tdk jelas; 3. incapable of speech esp under stress, tdk dapat berkata-kata: he was quite ~ with anger, dia tdk dapat berkata-kata rn marah; 4. (zool) not jointed, tak artikulat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| law | b. (colloq), (as if with authority) bercakap macam /bijak pandai, tahu benar/: he lays down the ~ on subjects he knows nothing about, dia bercakap macam tahu benar ttg perkara yg langsung tdk diketahuinya; possession is nine points of the ~, berhak, mempunyai hak; (so’s) word is ~, perintah: around here, her word is ~, di tempat ini, kata-katanya ialah perintah; take the ~ into o’s own hands, bertindak /sesuka hati, sewenang-wenang/: no one is entitled to take the ~ into his own hands, tdk seorang pun boleh bertindak sesuka hati; the (long) arm of the ~, (humourous) polis: you can’t escape the long arm of the ~, kamu tdk boleh lari dr polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fine1 | 10. (of words, speech, etc) muluk-muluk: a speech with many ~ words and little content, ucapan yg penuh dgn kata yg muluk-muluk tetapi isinya sedikit; 11. (ironical), (indic anger, resentment, etc), [various translations]: that’s a ~ thing to say!, elok benarlah tu!; why are you sitting on the grass? Your dress will be in a ~ state!, kenapa kamu duduk di atas rumput? Cantik betul baju kamu nanti!; “Don’t throw that rubbish here – you’ll make the place untidy.” “ You’re a ~ one to talk! Have you seen the state of your room lately?”, “Jangan buang sampah itu di sini – kamu akan membuat tempat ini menjadi semak.” “Pandai betul kamu bercakap! Sudahkah kamu lihat keadaan bilikmu kebelakangan ini?”; 12. pure, tulen, jati: ~ gold, emas tulen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |