huakore
1. (verb) to be pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical, unprofitable.
Ka huakore te patu tohorā, ka kimihia e Tūhawaiki me ngā rangatira o Murihiku he mahi kē anō mō ā rātou poti (TTR 1990:369). / Whaling was becoming unprofitable and Tūhawaiki and the chiefs of Southland sought other employment for their boats.
Synonyms: huhuakore, koretake, makihoi, kūrapa, kikokore, hakihakiā, papa kore
2. (adjective) pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical, in vain.
He huakore noa iho rānei ō koutou matenga maha? (PT Karatia 3:4). / Have ye suffered so many things in vain?
3. (modifier) pointless, unfruitful, of no purpose, unused, futile, farcical.
Kei te maha rawa ngā whenua kei te takoto huakore (TTT 1/2/1928:729). / There's too much land lying unused.
4. (noun) futility, uselessness, ineffectuality.
Ka manawaweratia rātau ko te hunga i mate hai tohu i te riri me te pōuri o Tūhoe mō te huakore o tā rātau pakanga ki te tautāwhi i a Tainui (TTR 1994:114). / They are commemorated in a manawawera chant that expresses Tūhoe's anger and sorrow of the futility of their battle in support of Tainui.
