2. (modifier) lavish, reckless, impetuous, disrespectful, wasteful, extravagant, irresponsible, uneconomic.
Ki tā te titiro anō, he ringa tōtōā tō te wahine nei (TTR 1996:80). / This woman appeared to be extravagant.
3. (noun) unprofitability, inefficiency, incompetence.
Kitea ana te tōtōā o te nuinga o ngā pāmu miraka kau i tū i ngā mahi ahu whenua a Āpirana, arā, he pakupaku rawa nō ngā pāmu (TTR 2000:41). / The majority of the dairy farms established under Āpirana’s agricultural schemes were proving uneconomic because the farms were too small.
