horetītī
1. (verb) to be fierce, truculent, ferocious, belligerent, hostile.
Ko tēnei tangata he autaia, he horetītī, he kaingākau ki ngā mahi a Tūmatauenga, he whakawiriwiri, he rika ki te ngaki mate, he nanakia, he toa (TTR 1990:319). / This man was a remarkable character, fierce, a war monger, cruel, vindictive, cunning and brave.
He koroua horetītī hoki (TTTT 2006:39). / He was also a fierce man.
