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untoward
adjective
- inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.: an untoward remark
- not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.: untoward circumstances
- Archaic stubborn or unruly
- Obsolete awkward; clumsy
See untoward in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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