| principled | adj berpendirian, berprinsip: a highly-~ politician, tokoh politik yg berpendirian tegas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sober | 2. solemn, serious, thoughtful, serius: a ~, high principled man, lelaki yg serius dan berpendirian tinggi; one would expect a lawyer to be more ~ in his demeanour, kita menjangka seorang peguam itu berperi laku lebih serius; a ~ estimate of what may be expected, anggaran yg serius ttg apa yg dapat dijangka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |
| principle | n 1. (usu in pl) code of good behaviour, pendirian, prinsip: he is a man of ~, dia orang yg ada pendirian; he always lives up to his ~, dia hidup dgn berpegang pd pendiriannya; people without ~s who will do anything to make money, orang yg tdk berpendirian yg akan melakukan apa saja utk mendapatkan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |