2. (modifier) hostile, quarrelsome, belligerent, argumentative.
Ka oho rā ngā mātāpuputu, ka noho toheriri ki te tū taikaha a ngā taitama nei, ā, nāwai, nāwai, tere tonu te ngaro atu o taua rōpū nei (TTR 1996:138). / The elders were taken aback and hostile with the assertiveness of the young men and after some time that group quickly disappeared.
Synonyms: pākani, tumatuma, pukungangare, nihoniho, kaikiri, ngaweri, pakapaka
