| convoluted | adj 1. berlingkar: a ~ ram’s horn, tanduk biri-biri jantan yg berlingkar; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit: ~ arguments, hujah yg berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convolution | n 1. perlingkaran: the ~s of the brain, perlingkaran otak; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit: I cannot follow the ~s of his reasoning, saya tdk dapat mengikut taakulannya yg berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| circuitous | adj 1. berpusing-pusing: they took a ~ route to avoid the traffic, mereka mengambil jalan yg berpusing-pusing utk mengelak drpd lalu lintas; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit, berpusing-pusing: ~ in speech, bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tangled | adj 1. entwined into a confused mass, (of hair, string, thread) kusut; (of wire, creepers, etc) berbelit-belit: she combed her ~ hair, dia menyikat rambutnya yg kusut; the wool had become ~, benang bulu itu menjadi kusut; ~ vines and creepers hid the cache of weapons, pokok-pokok menjalar yg berbelit-belit melindungi peti-peti senjata itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devious | adj 1. sly, deceitful, licik: she could not trust this ~ fellow, dia tdk dapat mempercayai lelaki yg licik itu; by ~ means, dgn cara yg licik; 2. roundabout, not direct, a. (of route) berbelit-belit: he reached the house by a ~ route, dia sampai ke rumah itu dgn mengikut jalan yg berbelit-belit; b. (of argument, explanation, etc) berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precisely | adv 1. exactly, tepat: she was born ~ at twelve midnight, dia dilahirkan tepat pd pukul dua belas malam; 2. accurately, betul-betul: you’ve been speaking in riddles. Tell us your terms ~, kamu bercakap berbelit-belit. Kemukakanlah syarat-syarat kamu betul-betul; 3. strongly agree with, betul tu: “We must improve our library facilities.” “P~”, said the Dean, nodding his head several times, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contort | vt 1. distort, meliukkan; (face) mengeryutkan: the acrobat ~ed his body, akrobat itu meliukkan badannya; the trees have been ~ed by the strong winds, pokok-pokok itu diliukkan oleh angin kencang; 2. (of excuse, explanation, etc) berbelit-belit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lead 1 | ~ up to, a. prepare the way for, membawa kpd: the events that led up to the war, peristiwa-peristiwa yg membawa kpd peperangan; b. come before, menjelang: in the weeks ~ing up to the royal wedding, the whole town was involved in the preparations, beberapa minggu menjelang perkahwinan diraja itu, seluruh penduduk bandar terlibat dlm membuat persiapan; c. serve as an introduction to, mencuba /mengutarakan, mengemukakan, menyampaikan/: he led up to his request for a pay increase in a roundabout way, dia mencuba mengutarakan hasratnya utk mendapatkan kenaikan gaji dgn cara yg berbelit-belit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lead 1 | ~ up to, a. prepare the way for, membawa kpd: the events that led up to the war, peristiwa-peristiwa yg membawa kpd peperangan; b. come before, menjelang: in the weeks ~ing up to the royal wedding, the whole town was involved in the preparations, beberapa minggu menjelang perkahwinan diraja itu, seluruh penduduk bandar terlibat dlm membuat persiapan; c. serve as an introduction to, mencuba /mengutarakan, mengemukakan, menyampaikan/: he led up to his request for a pay increase in a roundabout way, dia mencuba mengutarakan hasratnya utk mendapatkan kenaikan gaji dgn cara yg berbelit-belit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |