2. (noun) incompetence, uselessness, ineffectiveness, pointlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, incompetency.
Kāore noa i oti tana whaikōrero ka tū ake tētahi o ngā wāhine o tana rōpū ake ka karawhiu i te waiata, nā, ka mutu tana whaikōrero i konā. Ko taku whakaaro i pēnei ai rātou, ngā wāhine, nā te whakamā haere i te kore e whai hua, nā te koretake, nā te hakihakiā haere rānei, o ngā kupu a tō rātou kaikōrero (Rewi 2005:289). / His speech was not even finished when one of the women of his group stood up and began the song, and so his speech ended at that point. In my opinion they, the women, did this because they were becoming embarrassed with the pointlessness, the incompetence, or the worthlessness of what their speaker was saying.
korekiko
1. (modifier) insubstantial, useless, withered, ineffective, worthless, ineffectual.
E kainga korekikotia ana ngā moni a te pūtea penapena, ā, kua matekiri ngātahi haere a Te Rata rāua ko tana matua ki tō rāua māngai (TTR 1996:225). / The investments were losing money and both Te Rata and his father were becoming disillusioned with their agent.
kikokore
1. (stative) be pointless, wasted, emaciated, barren, unfruitful.
Ko te mahi a te tangata he tahu ki te ahi, he maumau kino noa i ngā hua a te Atua i whakatupu ai. Nā konā ka kikokore te whenua (TWMNT 3/11/1874:275). / The work of man has been to burn with fire, wickedly wasting the products that God has grown. Hence the land has become unfruitful.
2. (verb) to be entangled.
Kātahi ka karakia puku a Kupe kia rapa te punga o tō rāua waka ki raro kia kaua e taea (JPS 1957:218). / Then Kupe recited karakia secretly that the anchor of their canoe should become entangled down below and be impossible to pull up.
3. (adjective) be awkward, unskillful, inexpert, inept, useless.
He rapa aku tungāne ki te kanikani (HJ 2015:90). / My brothers are useless at dancing.
4. (modifier) matted, tangled, twisted, cross-grained.
He rākau rapa tēnei, he uaua te tārai nā te whīwhiwhi o te kakano (RTA 2014:147). / This timber is cross-grained and it's difficult to fashion because the grain is tangled.
Synonyms: rīraparapa, rīrapa
huakore
1. (verb) to be pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical, unprofitable.
Ka huakore te patu tohorā, ka kimihia e Tūhawaiki me ngā rangatira o Murihiku he mahi kē anō mō ā rātou poti (TTR 1990:369). / Whaling was becoming unprofitable and Tūhawaiki and the chiefs of Southland sought other employment for their boats.
Synonyms: huhuakore, koretake, makihoi, kūrapa, kikokore, hakihakiā, papa kore
2. (adjective) pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical, in vain.
He huakore noa iho rānei ō koutou matenga maha? (PT Karatia 3:4). / Have ye suffered so many things in vain?
3. (modifier) pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical.
Kei te maha rawa ngā whenua kei te takoto huakore (TTT 1/2/1928:729). / There's too much land lying unused.
4. (noun) futility, uselessness, ineffectuality.
Ka manawaweratia rātau ko te hunga i mate hai tohu i te riri me te pōuri o Tūhoe mō te huakore o tā rātau pakanga ki te tautāwhi i a Tainui (TTR 1994:114). / They are commemorated in a manawawera chant that expresses Tūhoe's anger and sorrow of the futility of their battle in support of Tainui.
