Definition of untoward in English:

untoward

adjective ʌnˈtəʊədʌntəˈwɔːd

Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened
untoward remarks
Example sentencesExamples
- Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything untoward around the train station at any time.
- The head teachers reported no untoward problems on Friday, with results e-mailed through to the schools on schedule.
- Aside from a few bemused looks from passers-by and a few words with the police, nothing untoward happened.
- The animals did not show any untoward effect during the trial and post trial phases.
- People always blame the legal system whenever something untoward happens.
- Besides the huge medical waste, the untoward effects of using antibiotics is increasing rapidly.
- The problem becomes more complicated when any untoward incident takes place in the Srinagar city or its vicinity.
- Unfortunately, prognostic error may have untoward effects on both patient care and social policy.
- It was the only untoward incident in an otherwise sportingly contested local derby.
- People roamed the streets, drove their cars, popped into a cafe for a coffee - nothing visibly untoward or unusual.
- I assumed this untoward behaviour indicated that we had previously met.
- She has also proposed, however, that untoward effects may emerge when this blending is absent.
- I myself have felt no untoward effects, other than glowing in the dark and having x-ray vision in one eye.
- However, the steady, stable nature of the industry means shareholders receive few untoward profit surprises.
- He claimed that he went to the flat in August but denied anything untoward took place and he said the second incident was entirely consensual.
- Nor, he insists, was there anything odd or untoward about his advocating the break up the United Kingdom while he was a servant of the state.
- She had been referred for the scan as she has a hearing problem, and the doctor wanted to check that there was nothing untoward going on inside her skull.
- According to the organisers, no untoward incident happened during the five-day exposition.
- Any untoward effects appear first in this sensitive age group.
- A man would be lewd with, or proposition, or tell an untoward joke toward a female.
Synonyms
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted
surprising, unusual
inopportune, untimely, ill-timed, badly timed, mistimed
inconvenient, awkward, unwelcome, unfavourable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous
inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt
rare malapropos
archaic unseasonable

Derivatives

untowardly

adverb

The replacement, Enduring Freedom, was well-received in U.S. mass media, an irony-free zone where only the untowardly impertinent might suggest that some people had no choice other than to endure the Pentagon's freedom to bomb.
Example sentencesExamples
- He could have used this opportunity to express his dismay but also to start a dialogue to know and eliminate the reasons for the unrest and an untowardly reaction.
- Even the youngish people around me seemed untowardly geeky and uncool, like their mothers had dressed them all.
- But I thought afterwards that I should outline to myself and people reading this blog why I am so sceptical of the EU - seeing as I don't like to appear untowardly negative or a begrudger of people's genuine aims.

untowardness

noun

All evils, as elements, are most troublesome, when out of their proper place, as impiety in professors; injustice in judges; unkindness or untowardness in a people toward their pastor.
Example sentencesExamples
- I hope the personal integrity of everyone at UCLA will ensure no such untowardness unfolds.
- They all talked to her as though she was simply obstinate and a fool, not perceiving, as she did herself, that the untowardness of her fortune had prescribed this destiny for her.
- One has to wonder at the possible untowardness of the caption beneath the shooter on page 47 of the Jan / Feb 2004 issue.
- His untowardness is the effect of environment, an effect for which ‘society’ is somehow responsible.

Definition of untoward in US English:

untoward

adjective

Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened
untoward jokes and racial remarks
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, prognostic error may have untoward effects on both patient care and social policy.
- She had been referred for the scan as she has a hearing problem, and the doctor wanted to check that there was nothing untoward going on inside her skull.
- Besides the huge medical waste, the untoward effects of using antibiotics is increasing rapidly.
- She has also proposed, however, that untoward effects may emerge when this blending is absent.
- The problem becomes more complicated when any untoward incident takes place in the Srinagar city or its vicinity.
- Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything untoward around the train station at any time.
- I assumed this untoward behaviour indicated that we had previously met.
- He claimed that he went to the flat in August but denied anything untoward took place and he said the second incident was entirely consensual.
- Nor, he insists, was there anything odd or untoward about his advocating the break up the United Kingdom while he was a servant of the state.
- However, the steady, stable nature of the industry means shareholders receive few untoward profit surprises.
- According to the organisers, no untoward incident happened during the five-day exposition.
- It was the only untoward incident in an otherwise sportingly contested local derby.
- The animals did not show any untoward effect during the trial and post trial phases.
- A man would be lewd with, or proposition, or tell an untoward joke toward a female.
- Aside from a few bemused looks from passers-by and a few words with the police, nothing untoward happened.
- The head teachers reported no untoward problems on Friday, with results e-mailed through to the schools on schedule.
- People always blame the legal system whenever something untoward happens.
- I myself have felt no untoward effects, other than glowing in the dark and having x-ray vision in one eye.
- Any untoward effects appear first in this sensitive age group.
- People roamed the streets, drove their cars, popped into a cafe for a coffee - nothing visibly untoward or unusual.
Synonyms
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted

单词	untoward
释义	Definition of untoward in English: untoward adjective ʌnˈtəʊədʌntəˈwɔːd Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient. both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened untoward remarks Example sentencesExamples Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything untoward around the train station at any time. The head teachers reported no untoward problems on Friday, with results e-mailed through to the schools on schedule. Aside from a few bemused looks from passers-by and a few words with the police, nothing untoward happened. The animals did not show any untoward effect during the trial and post trial phases. People always blame the legal system whenever something untoward happens. Besides the huge medical waste, the untoward effects of using antibiotics is increasing rapidly. The problem becomes more complicated when any untoward incident takes place in the Srinagar city or its vicinity. Unfortunately, prognostic error may have untoward effects on both patient care and social policy. It was the only untoward incident in an otherwise sportingly contested local derby. People roamed the streets, drove their cars, popped into a cafe for a coffee - nothing visibly untoward or unusual. I assumed this untoward behaviour indicated that we had previously met. She has also proposed, however, that untoward effects may emerge when this blending is absent. I myself have felt no untoward effects, other than glowing in the dark and having x-ray vision in one eye. However, the steady, stable nature of the industry means shareholders receive few untoward profit surprises. He claimed that he went to the flat in August but denied anything untoward took place and he said the second incident was entirely consensual. Nor, he insists, was there anything odd or untoward about his advocating the break up the United Kingdom while he was a servant of the state. She had been referred for the scan as she has a hearing problem, and the doctor wanted to check that there was nothing untoward going on inside her skull. According to the organisers, no untoward incident happened during the five-day exposition. Any untoward effects appear first in this sensitive age group. A man would be lewd with, or proposition, or tell an untoward joke toward a female. Synonyms unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted surprising, unusual inopportune, untimely, ill-timed, badly timed, mistimed inconvenient, awkward, unwelcome, unfavourable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous inappropriate, unsuitable, inapt rare malapropos archaic unseasonable Derivatives untowardly adverb The replacement, Enduring Freedom, was well-received in U.S. mass media, an irony-free zone where only the untowardly impertinent might suggest that some people had no choice other than to endure the Pentagon's freedom to bomb. Example sentencesExamples He could have used this opportunity to express his dismay but also to start a dialogue to know and eliminate the reasons for the unrest and an untowardly reaction. Even the youngish people around me seemed untowardly geeky and uncool, like their mothers had dressed them all. But I thought afterwards that I should outline to myself and people reading this blog why I am so sceptical of the EU - seeing as I don't like to appear untowardly negative or a begrudger of people's genuine aims. untowardness noun All evils, as elements, are most troublesome, when out of their proper place, as impiety in professors; injustice in judges; unkindness or untowardness in a people toward their pastor. Example sentencesExamples I hope the personal integrity of everyone at UCLA will ensure no such untowardness unfolds. They all talked to her as though she was simply obstinate and a fool, not perceiving, as she did herself, that the untowardness of her fortune had prescribed this destiny for her. One has to wonder at the possible untowardness of the caption beneath the shooter on page 47 of the Jan / Feb 2004 issue. His untowardness is the effect of environment, an effect for which ‘society’ is somehow responsible. Definition of untoward in US English: untoward adjective Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient. both tried to behave as if nothing untoward had happened untoward jokes and racial remarks Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, prognostic error may have untoward effects on both patient care and social policy. She had been referred for the scan as she has a hearing problem, and the doctor wanted to check that there was nothing untoward going on inside her skull. Besides the huge medical waste, the untoward effects of using antibiotics is increasing rapidly. She has also proposed, however, that untoward effects may emerge when this blending is absent. The problem becomes more complicated when any untoward incident takes place in the Srinagar city or its vicinity. Detectives would also like to hear from anyone who may have noticed anything untoward around the train station at any time. I assumed this untoward behaviour indicated that we had previously met. He claimed that he went to the flat in August but denied anything untoward took place and he said the second incident was entirely consensual. Nor, he insists, was there anything odd or untoward about his advocating the break up the United Kingdom while he was a servant of the state. However, the steady, stable nature of the industry means shareholders receive few untoward profit surprises. According to the organisers, no untoward incident happened during the five-day exposition. It was the only untoward incident in an otherwise sportingly contested local derby. The animals did not show any untoward effect during the trial and post trial phases. A man would be lewd with, or proposition, or tell an untoward joke toward a female. Aside from a few bemused looks from passers-by and a few words with the police, nothing untoward happened. The head teachers reported no untoward problems on Friday, with results e-mailed through to the schools on schedule. People always blame the legal system whenever something untoward happens. I myself have felt no untoward effects, other than glowing in the dark and having x-ray vision in one eye. Any untoward effects appear first in this sensitive age group. People roamed the streets, drove their cars, popped into a cafe for a coffee - nothing visibly untoward or unusual. Synonyms unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredictable, unpredicted
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