tūpato kore
1. (modifier) careless, slapdash, not careful, negligent.
Nā tana mahi ki te whāngai i ō rātou whakataputaputanga, i ō rātou whakapono tūpato kore rānei, i taiope atu ai ngā Māori ki a ia (TTR 1996:224). / Through her practice of feeding their superstitions or their credulity, Māori flocked to her.
2. (noun) carelessness, negligence.
Nā te tūpato kore, nā te māngere o tētahi o ngā heramana, i whakaritea hei tiaki, hei mataara i te pō, ka eke ai te kaipuke a Koromopahi ki runga ki te toka, ā pakaru tonu iho (TWMNT 23/2/1875:41). / Owing to the negligence and laziness of one of the sailors, who should have kept watch during the night, Columbus’s vessel ended up on a rock, and was wrecked.
Synonyms: hakurara
