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untoward

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un·to·ward  (n-tôrd, -trd)
adj.
1. Not favorable; unpropitious.
2. Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident.
3. Hard to guide or control; unruly.
4. Improper; unseemly.
5. Archaic Awkward.
un·to·wardly adv.
un·to·wardness n.
untoward
Adjective
1. causing misfortune or annoyance
2. unfavourable: untoward reactions
3. out of the ordinary; out of the way: nothing untoward had happened
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.untowarduntoward - not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
indecent, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, indecorous
improper - not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"
2.untoward - contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
adverse, inauspicious
unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
untoward
adjective unfavourable, unfortunate, disastrous, adverse, contrary, annoying, awkward, irritating, unlucky, inconvenient, untimely, inauspicious, inimical, ill-timed, vexatious, inopportune
Translations
untoward [ʌntəˈwɔːd] adj [behaviour] → impropio; [event] → adverso
untoward [ʌntəˈwɔːd] adj → fâcheux/euse, malencontreux/euse
untoward [ʌntəˈwɔːd] adj [events, effects etc] → ungünstig
untoward [ʌntəˈwɔːd] adj → sfortunato/a, sconveniente


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Chairman, before we bend to our noble task of purifying politics, in the interest of good government I wish to say a word of the untoward events of last evening.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
I pictured their lives, troubled by no untoward adventure, honest, decent, and, by reason of those two upstanding, pleasant children, so obviously destined to carry on the normal traditions of their race and station, not without significance.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Bear in mind, too, that under these untoward circumstances he has to cut many feet deep in the flesh; and in that subterraneous manner, without so much as getting one single peep into the ever-contracting gash thus made, he must skilfully steer clear of all adjacent, interdicted parts, and exactly divide the spine at a critical point hard by its insertion into the skull.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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