| careless | adj 1. negligent, cuai: a ~ mechanic, mekanik yg cuai; ~ work, kerja yg cuai; 2. incautious, kurang hati-hati: ~ hurtful remarks, kata-kata yg kurang hati-hati dan menyinggung perasaan; 3. caused by negligence, disebabkan oleh kecuaian, krn cuai: a ~ mistake, kesilapan (yg) disebabkan oleh kecuaian; 4. unstudied, bersahaja: ~ grace, gaya menarik yg bersahaja; 5. see CAREFREE; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neglect | vt 1. fail to give care, attention to, mengabaikan, mencuaikan: some parents ~ their children, sesetengah ibu bapa mengabaikan anak-anak mereka; she ~ed her work to care for her ailing father, dia mengabaikan kerjanya krn menjaga bapanya yg uzur; 2. fail to do, terlupa; (to emphasize carelessness) lalai, cuai: he ~ed to call me back, dia terlupa menelefon saya semula; they ~ed to take proper safety precautions, mereka cuai mengambil langkah-langkah keselamatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lax | adj 1. negligent, not strict, a. (of rules etc) tdk /ketat, longgar/: ~ security, kawalan tdk ketat; the regulations were ~ and supervision minimal, peraturan tdk ketat dan pengawasannya sangat sedikit; b. of a person’s, i. (performance) tdk tegas: lately, the teacher has been ~ and standards have slipped, kebelakangan ini, guru itu tdk tegas dan mutu pelajaran telah menurun; ii. (attitude towards looks) cuai menjaga: she has become ~ about her appearance, dia cuai menjaga rupanya; iii. morals, rendah; 2. (of bowels) lawas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lax | adj 1. negligent, not strict, a. (of rules etc) tdk /ketat, longgar/: ~ security, kawalan tdk ketat; the regulations were ~ and supervision minimal, peraturan tdk ketat dan pengawasannya sangat sedikit; b. of a person’s, i. (performance) tdk tegas: lately, the teacher has been ~ and standards have slipped, kebelakangan ini, guru itu tdk tegas dan mutu pelajaran telah menurun; ii. (attitude towards looks) cuai menjaga: she has become ~ about her appearance, dia cuai menjaga rupanya; iii. morals, rendah; 2. (of bowels) lawas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unreliable | adj 1. not trustworthy, tdk boleh dipercayai: a careless and ~ secretary, setiausaha yg cuai dan tdk boleh dipercayai; he got his information from a source that was obviously ~, dia mendapat maklumatnya dr sumber yg ternyata tdk boleh dipercayai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| punctuate | vt 1. insert punctuation mark in, membubuh tanda baca: the essay is carelessly ~d, esei itu dibubuh tanda baca dgn cuai; 2. interrupt from time to time, berselang-seli: a speech ~d with loud applause from the audience, ucapan yg berselang-seli dgn tepuk sorak hadirin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |