2. (modifier) straight, direct, stiff, vertical, upright, perpendicular.
Ko tāna kē me tuku torotika kē atu te moni ki ngā hapū ko rātou nei te hunga i rahua (TTR 2000:139). / Instead he advocated that the money be given directly to the subtribes who were the people affected.
3. (noun) straightness, stiffness, directness.
Kei tōna whakaahua, kei te whare taonga o Rotorua, ka kitea te hanga pai o te kanohi, te tau me te torotika o te tū (TTR 1990:130). / His photograph in the Rotorua Museum shows the fine features and his handsome and upright bearing.
