| intemperance | n 1. lack of moderation, keterlaluannya, berlebih-lebihannya, berlebih-lebihan, keterlaluan: the ~ of his language, bahasanya yg keterlaluan; 2. immoderate indulgence in alcohol, tabiat sso yg suka minum arak /berlebihan, secara keterlaluan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| versed | adj; be ~ in, mahir: he is not well ~ in the manners of polite society, dia tdk cukup mahir dlm kesantunan masyarakat yg halus budi bahasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pedantic | adj characterized by, a. (an ostentatious display of knowledge), menunjuk-nunjuk pandai: his ~ use of language – full of high-flown quotations and obscure words, penggunaan bahasanya yg menunjuk-nunjuk pandai – penuh dgn petikan yg berbunga-bunga dan kata-kata yg jarang didengar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| moderate | vt 1. lessen intensity, violence, force of, menyederhanakan; (voice) memperlahankan: he’s got to learn to ~ his language in public, dia harus belajar menyederhanakan bahasanya apabila bercakap di kalangan orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
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| grandiloquent | adj (fml) a. (of person or his style of speaking) menggunakan bahasa yg /hebat-hebat, muluk-muluk/: a ~ orator, pemidato yg menggunakan bahasa yg hebat-hebat; b. (of speech, announcement, etc) bahasanya /hebat-hebat, muluk-muluk/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polite | adj 1. courteous, sopan: their children are so ~ and well-behaved, anak-anak mereka sungguh sopan dan baik tingkah laku; 2. refined, halus budi bahasa: such things are frowned upon in ~ society, perkara-perkara spt itu tdk disukai dlm masyarakat yg halus budi bahasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polished | adj 1. made shiny from polishing, berkilat: ~ furniture, perabot yg berkilat; 2. done with professional skill, cemerlang: a ~ performance, persembahan yg cemerlang; 3. elegant, refined<./i>, halus budi bahasa: she has grown into a sophisticated and ~ young lady, dia sudah menjadi seorang gadis yg anggun dan halus budi bahasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| objectionable | adj sangat tdk menyenangkan; (of person, behaviour) menjelikkan, menimbulkan rasa /meluat, jelik/; (of language) kasar; (of smell) busuk: she made an ~ remark about his clothes, dia membuat komen yg sangat tdk menyenangkan ttg pakaian lelaki itu; I find the book ~ for many reasons, saya mendapati buku itu sangat tdk menyenangkan krn beberapa sebab; an ~ young man, pemuda yg menimbulkan rasa meluat; her language was ~ to me, bagi saya, bahasanya sungguh kasar; a most ~ smell came from the dustbin, bau amat busuk datang dr tong sampah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| language | n bahasa: the French ~, bahasa Perancis; the ~ of love, bahasa cinta; technical ~, bahasa teknikal; the poet’s beautiful ~, bahasa puisi yg indah; he has a great command of the ~, dia mempunyai kemahiran yg tinggi dlm bahasa itu; I will not allow bad ~ in my class, saya tdk akan membenarkan bahasa kasar digunakan dlm kelas saya; animals have their own ~, binatang mempunyai bahasanya sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| language | n bahasa: the French ~, bahasa Perancis; the ~ of love, bahasa cinta; technical ~, bahasa teknikal; the poet’s beautiful ~, bahasa puisi yg indah; he has a great command of the ~, dia mempunyai kemahiran yg tinggi dlm bahasa itu; I will not allow bad ~ in my class, saya tdk akan membenarkan bahasa kasar digunakan dlm kelas saya; animals have their own ~, binatang mempunyai bahasanya sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |