| adamant | adj 1. (in character) /keras, tegar/ hati (sifatnya), (bersifat) tegar: I wish she were less ~, kalaulah dia tdk begitu keras hati; 2. (in resolution) tetap /berpendapat, berpendirian/, /tetap dgn, tdk berganjak drpd/ pendirian sso: he was ~ that he was fit to work, dia tetap berpendapat bahawa dia sudah sihat dan dapat bekerja; on this issue, I am ~, saya tetap dgn pendirian saya ttg perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-core | adj 1. (of pornography) keterlaluan; 2. established in a belief etc, tegar: ~ communists, komunis-komunis yg tegar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-core | n 1. material for bottom layer of road, foundation, lapisan asas; 2. members of group resisting change, kumpulan tegar: the ~ of the revolutionary movement, kumpulan tegar gerakan revolusioner. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacious | adj degil, tegar, keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacy | n (fml) disobedience, kedegilan, sifat tegar hati, sifat keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| harden | vi 1. make firm, solidify, mengeras, menjadi keras: wait until the concrete ~s, tunggu sehingga konkrit itu menjadi keras; 2. become resolute, menjadi tegar; | 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 |