turikore
1. (verb) to be sluggish, lethargic, slow, inactive.
I runga i te nui o te ua me te mākū o tēnei tau, turikore ana te tupu a te karaihe (TTT 1/3/1928:747). / Because of the large amount of rain and the dampness this year, the growth of the grass has been sluggish.
Synonyms: takurutu, tūrūruhi, ruhi, kiriahi, momoe, korou kore, ngehe, anuhea, pāroherohe, hinamoe, pōuruuru, ārangirangi, pōngenge, tārure, iwingohe
2. (adjective) be sluggish, lethargic, slow, inactive.
Ki tōku whakaaro he turikore rawa te mahi a te kāwanatanga. / In my opinion the work of the government is too slow.
3. (modifier) sluggish, lethargic, slow, inactive.
I a ia e whai ana tokowaru o ngā mea turikore o Ngāti Ngā Waero i mau atu i a ia ki te huarahi (NIT 1995:363). / During his chase he caught eight of the slow ones of Ngāti Ngā Waero on the path.
