| rhetoric | n 1. art of using words impressively in speech or writing, retorik; 2. artificial or exaggerated language, bahasa retorik: politicians who indulge in ~, ahli-ahli politik yg asyik berbahasa retorik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rhetorical | adj retorik: a ~ speech, ucapan yg retorik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| declaim | vi 1. utter in rhetorical manner, approp v + dgn gaya /berpidato, yg retorik/: he was ~ing about corruption among certain groups, dia bercakap dgn gaya yg retorik ttg rasuah di kalangan kumpulan-kumpulan tertentu; 2. recite, berdeklamasi: give him a chance and he will ~ for hours, sekiranya diberi peluang dia akan berdeklamasi berjam-jam lamanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| declamatory | adj 1. of declamation, pidato: ~ themes, tema-tema pidato; 2. characterized by or resembling declamation, berpidato, retorik: ~ style, gaya berpidato; ~ speech, ucapan yg disampaikan dgn gaya /berpidato, yg retorik/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rhetorical question | n soalan retorik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rhetorician | n 1. teacher of rhetoric, guru retorik: 2. orator, pemidato, ahli pidato. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| style | 5. characteristic way of writing or speaking, gaya: a rhetorical ~ of speaking, bercakap gaya retorik; I like the author’s ~ of writing, saya suka akan gaya penulisan pengarang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| windy | adj 1. with much wind, berangin: it was a wild and ~ night, malam yg membadai dan berangin; here the winters are cold, wet and ~, di sini musim sejuk adalah dingin, lembap dan berangin; 2. full of fine-sounding but meaningless words, pompous, meleret-leret: such ~ rhetoric is to be avoided, retorik yg meleret-leret patut dielakkan; 3. (colloq) flatulent, kembung: onions make him ~, bawang membuatnya kembung; 4. (colloq & old use) nervous, scared, gentar, takut: she’s a bit ~ about staying alone in the house at night, dia agak gentar tinggal seorang diri di rumah pd waktu malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |