| resolute | adj tegas: a ~ man, orang yg tegas; he was ~ in his efforts for peace, dia tegas dlm usaha-usahanya utk keamanan; their ~ refusal of the offer, keengganan mereka yg tegas thdp tawaran itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unbend | adj tegas: he maintained his ~ attitude towards what was right and wrong, dia mengekalkan sikapnya yg tegas thdp apa yg betul dan yg salah; an ~ rule, peraturan yg tegas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unbending | adj tegas: he maintained his ~ attitude towards what was right and wrong, dia mengekalkan sikapnya yg tegas thdp apa yg betul dan yg salah; an ~ rule, peraturan yg tegas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emphatic | adj 1. expressed with emphasis, tegas: he made an ~ gesture of disapproval, dia memberikan isyarat tdk setuju yg tegas; she expressed an ~ opinion on the subject, dia mengutarakan pendapatnya yg tegas ttg perkara itu;2. forceful and positive, a. (of person, personality) tegas: an ~ personality, emphysema n emfisema. | 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 |
| strict | adj 1. severe, insistent on discipline and obedience, tegas: a ~ headmaster, seorang guru besar yg tegas; I don’t think he should be so ~ with the children, saya fikir dia tdk patut begitu tegas dgn budak-budak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tough | 4. uncompromising, unyielding, stern, keras, tegas: as a judge he has the reputation of being ~ but consistent, sbg seorang hakim, dia terkenal sbg seorang yg tegas tetapi tekal; the government adopted a ~ policy towards tax evaders, pihak kerajaan mengambil sikap tegas thdp pengelak cukai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decisive | adj 1. conclusive, muktamad: a ~ victory, kemenangan yg muktamad; 2. showing decision, tegas: a ~ mind, fikiran yg tegas; a ~ answer, jawapan yg tegas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stoutly | adv dgn tegas: she ~ maintained that she was innocent, dia dgn tegas mempertahankan bahawa dia tdk bersalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strong-minded | adj tegas: he is very ~ and knows what he wants, dia sangat tegas dan tahu akan apa yg dikehendakinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |