2. (modifier) spiteful, malevolent, vindictive.
He tangata turatura a ia e whakaaro kino anake ana mō ētahi (Ng 1993:267). / He is a malevolent person who thinks only evil of others (Ng 1993:267).
Synonyms: kikokiko
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