| gauche | adj awkward, tactless, canggung: his behaviour is rather ~, kelakuannya agak canggung; a ~ remark, kata-kata yg canggung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ease | (be) at ~, tdk /canggung, kaku/, senang: she seems at ~ in their company, dia tdk canggung bergaul dgn mereka; (be) ill at ~, tdk senang (benar), canggung (benar); feel at ~, merasa senang; feel ill at ~, merasa tdk senang (benar);/put, set/ so. at ~, membuat sso merasa senang: a host should put his guests at ~, tuan rumah harus membuat tetamunya merasa senang; set /o’s, so’s/ mind at ~, menenangkan fikiran sso: you can set your mind at ~ now that the trial is over, bolehlah tuan tenangkan fikiran sekarang krn perbicaraan telah selesai; (stand) at ~, senang diri; take o’s ~, bersenang-senang: he is able to take his ~ now that he has retired, bolehlah dia bersenang-senang sekarang krn dia telah bersara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gawky | adj canggung, kekok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heavy-handed | adj 1. clumsy, canggung, kekok; 2. oppressive, menindas: ~ rule, pemerintahan yg menindas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| elegiac | in o’s ~, berasa selesa; out of o’s ~, berasa /canggung, kekok/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bow1 | n bending of head, body, tundukan: his ~ was stiff and awkward, tundukannya kaku dan canggung; make a ~, tunduk; make o’s ~, muncul pertama kali: the young pianist made his ~ to a distinguished audience, pemain piano muda itu muncul pertama kali di depan para penonton terhormat; take a ~, tunduk menerima penghargaan; | 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 |
| grammatically | adv dr segi /tatabahasa, nahu/: although ~ correct, the sentence is rather stilted, walaupun betul dr segi tatabahasa, ayat itu agak canggung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |