pūhuki
1. (verb) to be blunt, dull, not sharp.
Ki te pūhuki te rino, ā kāhore e whakakoia te mata, kia nui ake anō tōna kaha (PT Te Kaikauwhau 10:10). / If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength.
Synonyms: kuruhuki
2. (adjective) be blunt, dull, not sharp.
Kāore e taea e au te mīti te tapahi, he pūhuki nō te naihi nei. / I can't cut the meat because this knife is blunt.
3. (modifier) blunt, dull, not sharp.
He toki pūhuki, mā te hōanga e whakakoi (HJ 2012:204). / A blunt axe can be sharpened with a grindstone.
