| formal | adj 1. following accepted rules, customs or conventions, formal, rasmi; (of word) formal: a ~ dinner, majlis makan malam formal; she wore ~ dress to the ceremony, dia memakai pakaian formal ke upacara itu; he is always very ~, even with his children, dia sentiasa sangat formal, walaupun dgn anak-anaknya; “pursue” is a ~ way of saying “chase”, “pursue” ialah kata yg formal utk “chase”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 3. not very friendly, formal, a. (of person, manner, proceedings, etc) kaku, formal: he wrote her a ~ and formal letter in reply, dia mengirim surat yg begitu kaku dan formal kepadanya sbg jawapan; diplomatic receptions were always ~ affairs, majlis jamuan para diplomat selalunya merupakan majlis yg formal; his manners have always been rather ~, tingkah lakunya sering kali agak kaku; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| evening dress | n 1. woman’s formal dress, gaun malam; 2. special clothes suitable for formal occasions, pakaian formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starchy | 3. (colloq) formal, stiff, /rasmi, formal/ sangat: a ~ retired schoolmistress, cikgu pencen yg rasmi sangat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formality | n 1. quality of being formal, keformalan: the ~ of the court made him nervous, keformalan mahkamah membuat dia gugup; with ~, dgn formal: the guest of honour was received with ~, tetamu kehormat itu disambut dgn formal; 2. formal act, formaliti: the formalities involved in acquiring a passport, formaliti-formaliti yg bersangkutan dgn pemerolehan pasport; the interview was just a ~, temu duga itu ialah formaliti semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| book-learning, book-lore | n 1. learning by reading books, belajar dgn membaca buku; 2. formal education, pendidikan formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formal language | n bahasa formal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starched | adj 1. stiffened with starch, dikanji, berkanji: a ~ uniform, pakaian seragam yg dikanji; 2. stiff, formal, rasmi, formal: her ~ manner, sikapnya yg rasmi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dress | adj (of clothing) formal: a ~ shirt, kemeja formal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unbuttoned | 2. relaxed, informal, tdk formal: he adopts an ~ attitude with his pupils, dia mengambil sikap yg tdk formal thdp pelajar-pelajarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |