2. (verb) to be weak, dull (of colour), insipid.
I ētahi wā, ka whakaritea ngā tae kia muramura, he wā anō kia memeha (RTA 2014:157). / Sometimes the colours are made to be bold, and at other times they are dull.
3. (noun) insipidness, distastefulness, lackadaisicalness.
Kai hea taku manatawa, taku manapou? He kupu whakahau ēnei mō te hunga kua taka ki roto i te waimeha o te whakaaro, ki te anuhea o te ngākau, ki te ngoikore o te tinana (Tikanga 1997:49). / Where is my manatawa and my manapou? These are words of encouragement for people who have become lackadaisical, unenthusiastic and listless.
