2. (modifier) weak, frail, slow.
He tamaiti hōngoingoi (ngoikore) a Toarangatira i te wā e iti rawa ana a ia (White 4 1889:93). / Toarangatira was a frail child when he was very small.
3. (modifier) cowardly, spineless, faint-hearted.
Ahakoa kāore ia i whakaae ki tōna pāhi, ka nohopuku, he tangata hūngoingoi ia. / Although he didn't agree with his boss, he remained silent because he was a cowardly person.
4. (noun) elderly woman.
