2. (modifier) clumsy, reckless, careless.
Ko taua kupu a Te Hīhana he kupu tuapeka, tupehau, rūpahu noa; ko tōna āhua tonu ia, kāore he tangata e whakapono ki ēnā tū kōrero (TWMNT 18/1/1879:245). / Mr Sheehan's word is reckless assertion, bluster and lies for which he is too noted and nobody believes that type of talk.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
