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[ uhn-tawrd, -tohrd ] / ʌnˈtɔrd, -ˈtoʊrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR untoward ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveunfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy. improper: untoward social behavior. Archaic. froward; perverse. Origin of untowardFirst recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + toward OTHER WORDS FROM untowardun·to·ward·ly, adverbun·to·ward·ness, nounWords nearby untowarduntold, untouchability, untouchable, untouched, untouristy, untoward, untracked, untrained, untrammelled, untranslated, untraveled Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for untowardI try not to think about the cold years ahead, when time will slowly poach my youth and my body will begin its untoward changes. The Modern ‘Lolita’: Dramatizing the Mind of a Female Pedophile in Alissa Nutting’s ‘Tampa’|Roxane Gay|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Any objectionable remark, any untoward joke, any awkward facial expression may be recorded and broadcast. Say Goodbye to Basic Privacy|David Frum|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Some delay in their arrival home was occasioned by an untoward incident even before they finally left London. The Story of the Cambrian|C. P. Gasquoine What would she do alone with the child if any untoward accident happened to him? A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas
If some untoward event occurs he roars with laughter, on a day of rejoicing he sheds tears and moans piteously. Myths of the Rhine|X. B. Saintine So saying I left him and drove home again, feeling sadly upset by the untoward turn events had taken. A Cabinet Secret|Guy Boothby "An untoward event truly," said one of the speakers, Virius Lupus himself, the emperor's private secretary. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
British Dictionary definitions for untoward/ (ˌʌntəˈwɔːd, ʌnˈtəʊəd) /
adjectivecharacterized by misfortune, disaster, or annoyance not auspicious; adverse; unfavourable unseemly or improper out of the ordinary; out of the way archaic refractory; perverse obsolete awkward, ungainly, or uncouth Derived forms of untowarduntowardly, adverbuntowardness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to untowardunmanageable, adverse, perverse, unfortunate, disturbing, unbecoming, unseemly, inappropriate, annoying, awkward, contrary, disastrous, fractious, hapless, inauspicious, inconvenient, inimical, inopportune, intractable, irritating |