tīkākā
1. (modifier) shrill, screeching, strident, harsh.
Kua tiotio noa iho aku taringa i te whakarongo atu ki tōna reo tīkākā (HJ 2012:207). / It grates on my ears when I hear her screeching voice.
Synonyms: tioro
2. (noun) shrillness.
Ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga i waenga i te hunga ākonga ko Te Reo, arā, ko te Voice, nā te mea rangona ai te pakepakē, te tīorooro me te tīkākā o tōna reo i ngā wāhi katoa (HM 4/1998:1). / Her nickname amongst the students was Te Reo, that is the Voice, because the sharpness, the screeching and the shrillness of her voice was the thing that was heard everywhere.
