omukebezi.

okukebera, okwekkaanya.

be, okukuusa.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

a- adv. gently, calmly, okussa akasiiso, to look over appraisingly/ critically, to give (someone) the once over.

a- (ka/bu) accent (written on a letter), diacritical mark; stop on an organ. cf. Izima, zimiriza.

e- (ki/bi) criticism; blame, ebi- nenyo ebizimba, constructive criticism. cf. nenya.

be a hypocrite, v.tr. dupe, deceive. (Not to be confused with -ekuusa which is listed under kuuta.) cf. obukuusa, omukuusa(kuusa).

-nenyezza) v.tr. blame; reproach; criticize.

be blamed/criticized/reproached.

e- (n/n) nail, okuteeka ku nninga, to put on the spot. Ndi ku nninga. I am on the spot. I am faced with a critical situation, okutuulira enninga z'enseko, to suppress one's laughter, try to control an urge to burst out laughing.

adj. usually following a noun of time, final, last; decisive, critical; long awaited. Omwezi guno ye nsalesale ku bakozi abagtvira. This month is the deadline for foreign workers. Leero ye nsalesale. Today is the final day or Today is the day that has long been awaited.

e-: okusala entotto, to be indecisive, hesitate between courses; to go into useless details. Lumusaza entotto. He is critically ill (lu- implies olumbe).

pimisa (-pimisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to measure, have measured; measure with, kupimisa muntu maaso, to size a person up critically.

filter; purge; fig. censor, submit to censorship; weigh (opposing views); consider carefully. okusengejja omuntu, to observe a person closely, scrutinize a person critically.

reprove, reprimand; criticize.

mpalakase) v.tr. scrape; fig. reprimand severely, bawl out; criticize. Enjala yali etuwalakata bulala. We were extremely hungry, lit. hunger was scraping us extremely.

mpulubudde) v.tr. speed up, hurry up. kuwulubula mmotoka, to drive a car at a high speed, kuwulubula bigambo, to blurt out a torrent of words (esp. of a critical or hostile nature).

, a-: okuta akaka, to speak forcefully; to speak violently; to make a strong denunciation/criticism; to be very quarrelsome.

upbraid, criticize severely. cf. sojja.

go beyond; step over; transgress; exceed, kusukka bwa mulamuzi, to become critical/very bad, to deteriorate (of a situation). Yalaba eki- gambo kisusse obw'omulamuzi. He saw that the matter had gotten out of hand, mu ngeri esusse, excessively, in an excessive way.

of salt); raise one's voice in anger. Obudde bukaalaamye. The weather has become very hot or The situation has become very serious/critical.

assail verbally.

reproach; criticize. cf. kokota.

o- (mu/ba) extremely sick person. Omulwadde muyi. The patient is extremely sick/ls in a critical condition.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

o- (mu/mi) bad habit, okuggya eminoko, to criticize.

-ewojjoola (-ewojjodde) v.i. refl. be shy/ bashful (esp. in a pretended or hypocritical way).

critically ill. cf. omuyi.

cf. fuuka, fuusa, obunnanfuusi, munnanfuusi.