| acute | adj 1. keenly perceptive, shrewd, tajam + approp n: an ~ critic, seorang pengkritik yg tajam kritikannya; an ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg tajam perkiraannya; 2. sensitive, keen, tajam: an ~ sense of smell, deria bau yg tajam; ~ hearing, pendengaran yg tajam; 3. critical, genting, runcing: an ~ shortage of steel, masalah kekurangan keluli yg genting; 4. intense, amat sangat: ~ distress, kesedihan yg amat sangat; ~ pains in the chest, rasa sakit yg amat sangat di dada; 5. (of illness) akut, mendadak: ~ appendicitis, apendisitis akut; an ~ attack of pneumonia, serangan pneumonia yg mendadak; 6. ( math) a. (of angle) tirus: ~ angle, sudut tirus; b. (of triangle) bersudut tirus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incisive | adj tajam; (of analysis, assessment, etc) jitu: an ~ remark, kata-kata yg tajam; a clear and ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg jelas lagi tajam; ~ wit, akal yg tajam; in an ~ tone of voice, dgn nada suara yg tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharp | adj 1. not blunt, tajam: the edge of the blade is very ~, mata pisau itu sangat tajam; 2. pointed, tapering, tajam: the aeroplane has a ~ nose, kapal terbang itu bermuncung tajam; her ~ fingernails left marks on his face, kukunya yg tajam meninggalkan bekas pd muka lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eagle-eyed | adj tajam /penglihatannya, matanya/, bermata tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trenchant | adj bold, effective and cutting, tajam: ~ comments about the author’s latest book, komen yg tajam ttg buku mutakhir pengarang itu; he is noted for his ~ wit, dia terkenal krn akalnya yg tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keen | adj 1. having sharp edge, sharp, tajam: a ~ sword, sebilah pedang yg tajam; the ~ edge of a razor, mata pisau cukur yg tajam; 2. (of sound) nyaring, membingitkan; 3. (of smell) menusuk hidung, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hairpin | n 1. U-shaped hair clip, cucuk /rambut, sanggul/; 2. (of bend in a road) tajam: ~ bend, selekoh tajam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edge | n 1. cutting part of blade,mata: the ~ of a knife, mata pisau; have a /good, sharp/ ~, tajam (matanya), (bermata) tajam; have /a bad, no/ ~, tumpul (matanya), (bermata) tumpul: this knife has no ~ on it, pisau ini tumpul; 2. fringe, a. (of forest, jungle) pinggir, tepi; b. (of cliff, table, deck, etc) tubir, tepi; 3. (rim of coin, plate, etc) tepi; 4. (of water) gigi; 5. (of book) tubir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pointed | adj 1. having a sharp end, tajam: a ~ stake, kayu pancang yg tajam; 2. tapering to a point, (of nose) mancung; (of fingernails) runcing; (of ears) telinga kucing, lambing; (of jaws) runcing; 3. sharp, unfavourable, pedas: she passed a ~ remark about their behaviour, dia mengeluarkan kata-kata pedas ttg perangai mereka; 4. (of wit) incisive, tajam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perceptive | adj tajam daya /tanggapan, persepsi/, perseptif: a sensitive and ~ architect, arkitek yg sensitif dan tajam daya tanggapannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |