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untoward definition

un·toward (un tō′ərd, -tôrd′)

adjective

  1. inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc. an untoward remark
  2. not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc. untoward circumstances
  3. Archaic stubborn or unruly
  4. Obsolete awkward; clumsy

Etymology: un- + toward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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