2. (modifier) doubtful, vacillating, suspicious, sceptical, unsure, hesitant, uncertain.
Ki tāna, me e tae atu ana ngā manuwhiri rongonui ki te whakahōnore i te Kīngitanga, mā tērā e āwhina te iwi ki te kore e noho ngākau hokirua tonu ki te kāwanatanga (TTR 1996:50). / In her opinion, if distinguished visitors arrived to honour the Kīngitanga that would help the people overcome suspicion of government.
Synonyms: whakaparau, whakateka, rangirua
