pōrohe
1. (adjective) untidy, messy, scruffy.
He tikanga pōrohe āhau (Ng 1993:276). / You have untidy habits (Ng 1993:276).
Synonyms: tātarahake, karukaru, tīwekaweka, pirara, tūheihei, tūkirakira, kōritorito
2. (modifier) soft, yielding, acquiescent, slow, deliberate.
Otirā ko te hiahia o Herepete ko te tū o te Māori: e tū rangatira rānei, e tū pononga rānei; e whai rawa rānei, e noho pōrohe rānei i te ao (TTT 1/9/1925:291). / But Herepete's concern is the standing of Māori in the world: whether they will have a noble status or whether they will be subservient; whether they will have wealth or be acquiescent.
