2. (modifier) faintly perceptible, free from obstruction, clear.
I roto i tēnei takiwā ka rongo māheahea aku taringa, kua mahi konihi anō te mahi a aua iwi, ka mea au e kore e taea te kokopi te whakaaro (TKM.MM 1/9/1860:32). / In these times my ears have heard indistinctly that those tribes have been acting treacherously, and the opinion (respecting them) cannot be concealed.