2. (modifier) very dark, very sad, remorseful.
I tētahi pō hinapōuri rawa i a Hānuere nei ka rere rātou ki roto i te wai ka kau whakakiuta (TWM 3/2/1866:4). / One very dark night in January they escaped into the water and swam towards the shore.
3. (noun) darkness, sadness.
He nui atu tōku hinapōuri mō taku tamaiti kua mate (TPH 15/7/1910:6). / I'm extremely sad about my child who has died.
Synonyms: pōuri, tiwhatiwha, auwhi, matarehu, matapōrehu, pōuritanga, auhi, whakapōuri, mōteatea, matapōuri
