nvt. To confuse, disturb, meddle, mix up, spoil, interfere; to blunder along; nuisance, bother, confusion, disorder. Hōkai ua lawaiʻa o ke kai pāpaʻu, he poʻopaʻa ka iʻa e hoʻi ai, a fisherman who blunders about in shallow water, takes home poʻopaʻa fish [easy to catch but not desirable]. hoʻo.hō.kai To cause confusion, mix up, bother; to blot out the memory.
v. For hookai. See KAI, hoo. To drive; to drive away; to banish; to dash, as a melon on the ground and break it.
2. To disregard; to squander; to misspend.
3. To turn upside down; to destroy; to blot out. Kanl. 7:24. To destroy utterly. Kanl. 25:19.
4. To put away; to do mischief generally; mea hokai, a destroyer. Mat. 3:11.
adj. Unprepared.
adv. Disorderly; mischievously; wickedly. 2 Tes. 3:6.
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Obtrusive; without right.
Disorderly; mischievously; wickedly.
1. To disregard order; to cause disorder.
2. To squander; to misspend.
3. To create general disturbance.
To blunder along; nuisance.
to disturb.
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