| caustic | adj 1. (chem) kaustik; 2. sarcastic, biting, pedas, tajam: ~ remarks, kata-kata yg pedas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astringent | adj 1. severe, austere, a. (of st said) pedas, memedihkan: an ~ remark, kata-kata pedas; b. (of st written) tajam: he wrote a somewhat ~ review of the book, dia menulis ulasan yg agak tajam ttg buku itu; 2. sharp, invigorating, a. (of taste) pedar; (chem) astringen; b. (of smell) menyegarkan; 3. (chem) astringen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barbed | adj 1. berduri: ~ wire, /kawat, dawai/ berduri; 2 (fig.) tajam, pedas, menusuk hati: a ~ remark, kata-kata yg pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acrid | adj 1. a. (of smell ) menusuk hidung; b. (of taste ) pedar; 2. (fig.) pedas, tajam: ~ remarks, kata-kata (yg) pedas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acidulous | adj 1. (in taste) pedas, tajam; 2. (in speech, manner, etc) sinis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brickbat | n 1. (batu) bata yg dilemparkan; 2. (fig.) bidasan pedas, kecaman, cemuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hot | adj 1. of, having relatively high temperature, panas, hangat: ~ day, hari yg panas; ~ water, air panas; ~ iron, besi hangat; the oven is not ~ enough, ketuhar itu tdk cukup panas; her forehead was ~, dahinya panas; ~ and tired, she lagged behind the other runners, oleh sebab panas dan letih, dia ketinggalan di belakang pelari-pelari lain; 2. producing burning sensation on tongue, pedas: ~ curries, kari yg pedas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fiery | adj 1. flaming with fire, berapi: ~ clouds of smoke billowed from the burning building, kepulan asap yg berapi keluar bergumpal-gumpal dr bangunan itu; 2. hot as fire, panas /macam, spt/ api: her forehead was ~ to the touch, dahinya panas macam api apabila disentuh; 3. blazing red, merah menyala: a ~ sunset, matahari terbenam yg merah menyala; a drunken farmer with a ~ red face, petani yg mabuk yg mukanya merah menyala; 4. (of eyes) flashing, berapi-api, bernyala-nyala; 5. producing a burning sensation, pedas berdesing: a ~ curry, kari yg pedas berdesing; 6. passionate, spirited, berapi-api: a ~ speech, ucapan yg berapi-api; his ~ temper, kemarahannya yg berapi-api. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barb | n 1. (of fish-hook, arrow, etc) cangkuk; 2. (fig.) kata-kata yg /tajam, pedas, menusuk hati/: her ~s hurt his feelings, kata-katanya yg tajam itu melukai hati lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abrasive | adj 1. tending to wear away, melelaskan; 2. harsh, rough, a. (of remarks etc) tajam, pedas; b. (of character) kasar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |