Untoward Definition

ŭn-tôrd
adjective
Inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.
An untoward remark.
Webster's New World
Not favorable or fortunate; adverse, inauspicious, etc.
Untoward circumstances.
Webster's New World
Stubborn or unruly.
Webster's New World
Awkward; clumsy.
Webster's New World
(medicine) Side effects.
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Origin of Untoward

  • un- +"Ž toward

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Untoward Sentence Examples

  • If you see anything untoward, please let us know.

  • In William's theory, the forcible conquest of England by strangers was an untoward accident.

  • She examined me and found nothing untoward which is good.

  • If something even more untoward than what the scene implied had actually occurred last evening, Dean would find himself squeezed between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

  • He has no reason to suspect that Shipman did anything untoward.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNT

Words Ending With

DRDARD

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