mākūare
1. (verb) to be careless, unmindful, inaccurate, slapdash, slipshod, imprudent, irresponsible, regardless.
Ka haere whakamua tonu atu a ia, mākūare ki ngā whakatūpato (Ng 1993:385). / He still went forward, regardless of the warnings.
Synonyms: mākūware
2. (modifier) carelessly, thoughtlessly, inaccurately, imprudently, irresponsibly, unthinkingly, unmindful, slapdash, slipshod, regardless - indicates something is done in ignorance or without due regard or care.
Kai te whakamahia mākuaretia, kāore te tangata i te āta whakaaro mehemea e tika ana (Kāretu 2015). / It is being done carelessly, the person isn't thinking carefully about whether it's correct.
