taramore
1. (verb) to be lean, shrivelled, shrunk.
Nā ko ngā puku e whitu, he mea taramore, he mea kikokore, i ngingio nei i te marangai, e tupu ake ana i muri i aua puku (PT Kenehi 41:23). / And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
Synonyms: tūpuhi, tītaha, whāiti, whīroki, wharara, whīrokiroki, hīroki, tūai, tūoi, tūpuhipuhi, honga, kōhoi, hirinaki, pāhehaheha, paparewa, tokoroa, pirohea, taiuru, whirinaki, hauwarea, kōmae, kātoatoa, tīangoango, pāohe, pīngongo, paroparo, pakoko, piako, roiroi, kōpuka, popohe, memenge, menge, kurehe, ngingio, whewhengi, kauere, kūreherehe, pohe, whakamenge, pūtoki, pūtokitoki
2. (modifier) undeveloped.
I whakaae ia e kore e taea te ārai atu ngā tāngata whai e ngaru whati mai ana ki ngā whenua taramore Māori (TTR 1994:10). / He agreed that the people seeking undeveloped Māori land could not be stopped.
3. (modifier) unadorned, plain, devoid of ornamentation, not tattooed.
