| costly | adj (expensive) mahal; (involving considerable expenditure), /menelan, memakan/ belanja yg /besar, banyak/; (involving great loss) merugikan: she decorated her home with ~ furniture, dia menghias rumahnya dgn perabot yg mahal; the expedition proved to be ~, ekspedisi itu didapati menelan belanja yg banyak; it was a ~ mistake and one which should not be repeated, itu satu kesilapan yg merugikan dan tdk patut berlaku lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rich | 7. luxurious, splendid and costly, mahal dan mewah: a dress of ~ silk, baju sutera yg mahal dan mewah; the ~ furnishings of the palace, hiasan-hiasan istana yg mahal dan mewah; 8. (of food), (ber)lemak, penuh lemak: a ~ meal, makanan yg berlemak; a ~ fruit cake, kek buah yg lemak; 9. having a full-bodied flavour, pekat: a ~ wine, wain pekat; 10. (of smell) fragrant, semerbak: a ~ perfume, minyak wangi yg semerbak; 11. (of voice, sound) full and mellow, lantang, langsing; 12. (of colour) strong and attractive, pekat: a deep ~ blue, warna biru tua pekat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expensive | adj 1. costly, mahal: diamonds are ~, berlian adalah mahal; an ~ car, kereta yg mahal; 2. involving great expense, memakan belanja yg banyak: an ~ hobby, hobi yg memakan belanja yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frugal | adj 1. thrifty, economical, (ber)jimat(-cermat), (ber)hemat: a ~ housewife, suri rumah yg jimat; he led a very ~ life, dia hidup berjimat; 2. not costly, tdk mahal: a ~ meal, makanan tdk mahal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extravagant | adj 1. spending money wastefully, boros; (of taste) mewah: she is ~ when buying clothes, dia boros apabila membeli baju; a man of ~ tastes, lelaki yg mempunyai cita rasa yg mewah; 2. using too much (of st), (secara) membazir: the Administration’s ~ use of public funds was severely criticized, penggunaan dana awam yg membazir oleh Pentadbiran itu diselar dgn hebat; 3. costly, mahal-mahal: the rich who indulge in ~ luxuries feature largely in his novels, orang-orang kaya yg suka akan barang mewah yg mahal-mahal merupakan ciri utama dlm novel-novelnya; he showered her with ~ gifts, dia menghujaninya dgn hadiah yg mahal-mahal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |