2. (modifier) threatening, dark, sinister, gloomy, bleak, dismal.
3. (noun) grim reality, horror, misery, unpleasantness, dreadfulness, gloom, desolation, distress.
Pārekareka ana hoki ki a Te Kooti te mahi whakatūtū rērehi hōiho, hai whakamāmā ake pea māna i te mōkinokino o tēnei mea o te pakanga (TTR 1976:218). / Te Kooti also enjoyed holding horse-racing events, perhaps to provide relief from the grim reality of warfare.
Synonyms: tiwhatiwha, kōtonga, whakapāwera, auhi, whakapōuri, poautinitini
