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English Dictionary: untoward	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for untoward
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
untoward adj 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" Synonym(s): indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" Synonym(s): adverse, inauspicious, untoward
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] --Gower.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Untoward \Unto"ward\, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.] 1. Froward; perverse. [bd]Save yourselves from this untoward* generation.[b8] --Acts ii. 40. 2. Awkward; ungraceful. [bd]Untoward words.[b8] --Creech. [bd]Untoward manner.[b8] --Swift. 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. -- {Unto"wardly}, adv. -- {Unto"wardness}, n.