2. (adjective) be careless, unmindful, inaccurate, slapdash, slipshod, imprudent, irresponsible, regardless.
I te mutunga o te pakanga, ahakoa i eke ia ki te tūranga o te kāpara iti, engari he mākūware nōna ki te haurangi, i whakahokia atu ia ki te tūranga hōia noa anō (TTR 2000:156). / At the conclusion of the war, although he had reached the rank of lance corporal, because of he had been imprudent about becoming drunk, he was returned to being just a private soldier.
See also mākūare
3. (modifier) carelessly, thoughtlessly, inaccurately, imprudently, irresponsibly, unthinkingly, unmindful, slapdash, slipshod, regardless - indicates something is done in ignorance or without due regard or care.
Ka kī atu te hākui, “I ahatia e koe?" “I tuaina mākūwaretia e au?” (Tr 1874:46). / The mother said, "What happened to you?" "It was felled carelessly."
Synonyms: mākūare
