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pūhetī

1. (verb) to be large, unshapely, unwieldy.

Pūhetī ana te poho o te wahine nei (W 1971:319). / This woman's chest is unshapely.

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2. (modifier) large, unshapely, unwieldy.

Nō te matenga o Hāmiora i Hune 1918, ka whakatūria kia rua ngā kaiwhakahaere, kaitiaki hoki mō āna rawa pūhetī (TTR 1994:54). / When Hāmiora died in June 1918, two executors and trustees were appointed for his unwieldy estate.

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Synonyms: kūpara, matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira

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