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untoward

[uhn-tawrd, -tohrd]

adjective

  1. unfavorable or unfortunate.

    Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.

  2. improper.

    untoward social behavior.

  3. Archaic.froward; perverse.



untoward

/ ˌʌntəˈwɔːd, ʌnˈtəʊəd /

adjective

  1. characterized by misfortune, disaster, or annoyance

  2. not auspicious; adverse; unfavourable

  3. unseemly or improper

  4. out of the ordinary; out of the way

  5. archaicrefractory; perverse

  6. obsoleteawkward, ungainly, or uncouth

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • untowardly adverb
  • untowardness noun
  • ˌܲԳٴˈɲԱ noun
  • ˌܲԳٴˈɲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of untoward1

First recorded in 1520–30; un- 1 + toward
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Example Sentences

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"I don't think he's done anything untoward towards me," Norris says.

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Bieber’s camp released a statement Thursday asserting that nothing untoward ever happened between the two.

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Lloyds said there was "nothing deceitful or untoward in the introduction" of PwC and that the consultants it worked with had a "proven track record of saving and developing businesses."

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At the very least, Democrats and Republicans agree that wafting cigarette smoke in someone’s face and capturing their reaction on video — without first asking — is untoward.

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Nothing seemed untoward when the pair went into Forest Park, and the mother said she passed a couple and some other joggers as they headed towards a skate-park area.

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