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kiriwetiweti

1. (stative) be dreadful, disgusting, short-tempered.

Kaua e whakatata atu ki tērā tangata, he tangata e kiriwetiweti ana i te nuinga o te wā. / Don't approach that man, he's short-tempered most of the time.

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Synonyms: kiri kawa, āritarita, ārita


2. (modifier) dreadful, disgusting, short-tempered.

Te kino hoki o ngā whakepaku kiriwetiweti nei! / How terrible these disgusting toilets are.

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