2. (adjective) be slow, sluggish, stupid.
He pōrori rawa atu au ki te ako kia mōhio ki tēnei tākaro (HP 1991:42). / I was too slow in learning this sport.
3. (modifier) slow, slowly.
Nō muri mai, ka tangohia e te taua moana roera o Aotearoa te rangi mō tā rātou hīkoi pōrori (TTR 1996:257). / Later the tune was adopted by the Royal New Zealand Navy as their slow march.
4. (noun) slowness, sluggishness.
Kīhai i roa e haere ana ka mahue a te 'Rangatira', kātahi ka mōhiotia te pōrori o tērā tima (TWMNT 11/8/1874:204). / We hadn't been going for long before the 'Rangatira' was left behind, and then we realized how slow that ship was.
5. (noun) doorknob.
Ka huri ia i te pōrori, ka āta huaki i te kūaha. / She turned the doorknob and slowly opened the door.
