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tuanui

1. (verb) to be harsh, overbearing.

Tuanui noa atu tō kupu ki tōu tuakana (W 1971:446). / Your comment to your older sister was way too harsh.

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2. (modifier) harsh, overbearing.

Ko wai kāore e hōhā i te tangata tuanui rā - ānō nei ko ia anake kei te mōhio ki te mahi tika (PK 2008:986). / Who isn't tired of that man - it's as if he is the only one who knows the correct practice.

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Synonyms: ngarengare, whakatuanui, hākiki

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