| punctilious | adj 1. strict observance of etiquette, penuh /adab, tertib/: he was ~ in his observance of such customs, dia mematuhi adat-adat itu dgn penuh adab; 2. scrupulous, very exact, hati-hati, teliti, cermat: he brings to his job a ~ attention to detail, dlm membuat kerja-kerjanya, dia sangat teliti thdp perkara-perkara yg terperinci. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| custom | n 1. tradition of a society, adat (resam): local ~s, adat resam tempatan; to study the manners and ~s of the aboriginal people, mengkaji adab sopan dan adat resam orang-orang asli; 2. habitual practice, kebiasaan, kelaziman: it is the ~ in our family to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, sudah menjadi kelaziman dlm keluarga kami merayakan hari lahir dan hari ulang tahun; 3. patronage, langganan: she withdrew her ~ and shopped elsewhere, dia menarik balik langganannya dan membeli di tempat lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| graceless | adj 1. lacking grace in movement, canggung, kekok; 2. lacking elegance, unattractive, tdk menarik: squat, ~ furniture, perabot yg dempak dan tdk menarik; 3. lacking good manners, (of person) kurang /berbahasa, adab, sopan/; (of remark, comment, etc) kurang sopan: his ~ remarks embarrassed the other guests, kata-katanya yg kurang sopan itu menyebabkan para tetamu yg lain berasa malu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consistent | adj 1. marked by harmony, regularity, continuity, tekal, konsisten: a ~ advocate of social reform, penyokong reformasi sosial yg tekal; an unimaginative but ~ player, pemain yg tdk berimaginasi tetapi tekal; well-thought-out and ~ arguments, hujah-hujah yg baik dan tekal; 2. in agreement, sejajar, selaras: behaviour that is not ~ with good manners, kelakuan yg tdk selaras dgn adab kesopanan; what you say now is not ~ with the statement you made last week, apa yg kamu katakan sekarang tdk sejajar dgn kenyataan yg kamu buat minggu lalu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| behave | vi 1. conduct os (in a specified way) berkelakuan, bertingkah laku; (foll by “with courage” etc) bertindak: stop behaving like a child, jangan berkelakuan spt kanak-kanak; he ~d with great courage during the fire, dia bertindak dgn beraninya semasa kebakaran itu; ~ + adv /towards, to/, berlaku + adv thdp: he ~d badly towards his wife, dia berlaku jahat thdp isterinya; 2. conduct os with propriety, berkelakuan baik, bersopan: the children are taught to ~, kanak-kanak itu diajar berkelakuan baik; know how to ~, tahu /adab, berbudi pekerti/; teach so. how to ~, mengajar sso /beradab, berbudi pekerti, bersopan/; 3. act in a particular way, bertindak: observe how the metal ~s under pressure, perhatikan bagaimana logam itu bertindak di bawah tekanan; 4. function in a particular way, tdk meragam: the car ~d well on the trip, kereta tersebut tdk meragam dlm perjalanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loud | adj 1. very audible, kuat, lantang: a ~ noise woke him up, bunyi yg kuat membuat dia terjaga; ~ voices, suara yg lantang; the girls talked in ~ whispers, budak-budak perempuan itu berbisik dgn kuat; 2. insistent, vociferous, keras: penafian mereka yg keras itu telah diketepikan; 3. garish, a. (of colour) garang; b. (of garment) menjolok mata: a ~ shirt, kemeja yg menjolok mata; 4. (of person, behaviour, etc) vulgar, offensive, kasar: he’s ~ and uncouth, dia kasar dan tdk tahu adab; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |