| cumbersome, cumbrous | adj 1. (large and bulky) besar dan memakan ruang; (large and awkward to carry) besar dan sukar dibawa; (large and awkward to wear) besar dan kekok utk dipakai: an old, ~ sofa, kerusi panjang lama yg besar dan memakan ruang; the parcel was ~, bungkusan itu besar dan sukar dibawa; ~ clothes, baju yg besar dan kekok utk dipakai; 2. slow, complex and inefficient, lembap, rumit dan tdk cekap: his application had first to go through the ~ administrative machinery, permohonannya mula-mula mesti melalui jentera pentadbiran yg lembap, rumit dan tdk cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insidious | adj tersembunyi dan berbahaya: cancer is an ~ disease, kanser ialah penyakit yg tersembunyi dan berbahaya; an ~ plot against the state, komplot yg tersembunyi dan berbahaya utk menggulingkan kerajaan; the ~ spread of the drug culture, merebaknya budaya dadah secara tersembunyi dan berbahaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drudgery | n kerja yg sukar dan membosankan; the ~ of, sukar dan membosankan: she hates the ~ of household chores, dia benci akan kerja-kerja rumah yg sukar dan membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| halcyon | adj 1. calm and peaceful, tenang dan damai: ~ days of summer, hari-hari yg tenang dan damai pd musim panas; 2. happy, carefree, gembira dan menyenangkan: he still recalled the ~ days of his youth, dia masih ingat hari-hari remajanya yg gembira dan menyenangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decrepit | adj 1. enfeebled by old age and infirmities, tua dan uzur: a ~ man, lelaki yg tua dan uzur; a ~ horse,kuda yg tua dan uzur; 2. dilapidated, ramshackle, uzur: a ~ building, bangunan yg uzur; a ~ old bus, bas yg tua dan uzur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gaudy | adj overbright and showy, warnanya terlalu terang dan menjolok mata; (of colour) terlalu terang dan menyakitkan mata: a ~ costume, kostum yg warnanya terlalu terang dan menjolok mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dingy | adj suram dan kotor; (of clothes, curtains, furnishing, etc) pudar: the ~ industrial towns, bandar-bandar perusahaan yg suram dan kotor; his overcoat was ~ and tattered, kot luarnya pudar dan koyak rabak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cosy | adj 1. snug, comfortable, nyaman dan selesa: a ~ little room, bilik kecil yg nyaman dan selesa: I felt ~ under the thick blanket, saya berasa nyaman dan selesa berselimutkan gebar tebal; 2. warm, friendly, mesra: we had a ~ chat on the verandah, kami berbual mesra di berandah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forceful | adj tegas dan bersemangat; (of argument, point, style of writing, etc) hebat: his ~ character enabled him to get his own way, sifatnya yg tegas dan bersemangat menyebabkan dia dapat membuat segala-galanya mengikut caranya sendiri; it was a short but ~ speech, ucapan itu pendek tetapi tegas dan bersemangat; a ~ orator, pemidato yg tegas dan bersemangat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| haggard | adj (of person, person’s face) lesu dan cengkung: he looked ~ after the long ordeal, dia kelihatan lesu dan cengkung selepas menderita begitu lama; the ~ prisoners of war, tawanan-tawanan perang yg lesu dan cengkung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |