pūhutihuti
1. (adjective) to be bushy, shaggy, unkempt.
Pūhutihuti tonu ngā makawe. Taretare noa nei ngā kākahu (TWK 53:6). / The hair was unkempt and the clothes were shabby.
Synonyms: tuahuru, tuatete, tarakinakina, tito
2. (noun) bushiness, shagginess, unkempt.
Ina rā, te pūhutihuti me te mā o ngā makawe, te kikorangi o ngā whatu, te tāroaroa o te hanga, te paipa i te waha, he pāhau te kanohi, me tana kāmeta mau haere tonu e pūhia ana e te hau kaha o Pōneke (TTR 3:188). / Tall, bearded, with a shock of white hair and blue eyes, pipe in mouth, ever-present scarf flicking about in Wellington's stiffer breezes, he was instantly recognisable (DNZB 3:493).
Synonyms: tuahuru
