| awkward | adj 1. clumsy, ungainly, kekok, canggung; (of sentence) janggal: she appeared shy and ~, dia kelihatan malu dan kekok; she had an ~ style on the tennis court, gaya dia bermain tenis kekok sekali; he is ~ with children, dia kekok dgn kanak-kanak; an ~ sentence, ayat yg janggal; the ~ age, peringkat umur kekok; 2. difficult, susah, sukar: the tool is ~ to use, alat itu susah utk digunakan; 3. causing difficulty, pelik; (of time) tdk sesuai; (of circumstance) susahlah: the pitcher has an ~ handle, telinga jag itu pelik; an ~ corner, selekoh yg pelik; what an ~ position for a cupboard, pelik betul letak almari ini; two o’clock is ~ for me: can we meet at six instead?, pukul dua tdk sesuai bagi saya: boleh kita berjumpa pd pukul enam?; it is ~ that he is not able to play in tomorrow’s match, susahlah kita krn dia tdk dapat bermain dlm perlawanan yg akan diadakan besok; 4. embarrassing, tdk menyenangkan: an ~ moment, saat yg tdk menyenangkan; to ask ~ questions, mengemukakan soalan-soalan yg tdk menyenangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stilted | adj stiff and unnatural, kaku dan kekok: a ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg kaku dan kekok; the conversation was rather ~ at first, pd mulanya perbualan itu agak kaku dan kekok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ice | break the ~, (fig.) menghilangkan rasa kekok: he broke the ~ by offering me a cigarette, dia menghilangkan rasa kekok dgn mempelawa saya sebatang rokok; put st on ~, (fig.) menyimpan sst /dahulu, buat sementara/: it’s a brilliant idea, but let’s put it on ~ for the moment, gagasan itu sungguh baik, tetapi eloklah kita menyimpannya dahulu; (skating) on thin ~, (colloq) in a dangerous situation, dlm bahaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thumb | be all (fingers and) ~s, jari-jari kekok: can you button me up? I’m all ~s today, boleh kamu mengenakan butang baju saya? Jari-jari saya kekok hari ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gawky | adj canggung, kekok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jerky | adj 1. (of motion) tersentak-sentak, tersentap-sentap; (of person or any part of person) kekok, canggung: the ~ motion of the train as it started, kereta api itu bergerak tersentak-sentak semasa mula berjalan; a ~ ride in a bullock cart, perjalanan dgn kereta lembu yg tersentak-sentak; the movement of your arms is too ~, gerak tanganmu terlalu kekok; 2. (of style) tdk lancar, tersangkut-sangkut: a ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg tdk lancar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ungainly | adj lacking grace or style, clumsy, canggung, kekok; (of writing etc) kaku: a fat, ~ woman, perempuan yg gemuk dan canggung; for a poet, his prose style is remarkably ~, sbg seorang pensyair, gaya penulisan prosanya sungguh kaku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stilted | his manners are ~ and unnatural, perangainya kaku dan kekok dan tdk bersahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| left 1 | have two ~ feet, (esp when dancing), /kekok, canggung/ menari: I’d rather not dance with him, he has two ~ feet, saya tdk gemar menari dgn dia krn dia canggung menari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| left 1 | have two ~ feet, (esp when dancing), /kekok, canggung/ menari: I’d rather not dance with him, he has two ~ feet, saya tdk gemar menari dgn dia krn dia canggung menari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |