| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| heavy-handed | adj 1. clumsy, canggung, kekok; 2. oppressive, menindas: ~ rule, pemerintahan yg menindas. | 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 |
| angular | adj 1. lean and bony, a. (of person) kurus; b. (of face) cengkung; 2. stiff, awkward, a. (in movement) kekok, canggung: ~ gait, gaya berjalan yg kekok; b. (in character, manner) agak kasar: his ~ disposition made it difficult for him to make friends, pembawaannya yg agak kasar menyebabkan dia sukar mendapat kawan; 3. having an angle or angles, berbucu-bucu: the church was an ~ stone structure, gereja itu merupakan binaan batu yg berbucu-bucu; 4. placed at an angle, sudut: ~ artery, arteri sudut; 5. measured by angle, sudut: ~ divergence, capahan sudut; ~ aperture, bukaan sudut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elegiac | in o’s ~, berasa selesa; out of o’s ~, berasa /canggung, kekok/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clumsy | adj 1. awkward in movement and action, cemerkap; (of fingers) kekok: the ~ boy knocked the table over, budak yg cemerkap itu melanggar dan menterbalikkan meja; 2. awkwardly designed or constructed, gabas: a ~ piece of machinery, sebuah jentera yg gabas; ~ boots, kasut but yg gabas; 3. done or said without tact or care, (secara) ceroboh: his ~ attempts at making jokes, percubaannya yg ceroboh utk berjenaka; ~ forgery, pemalsuan yg ceroboh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |