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untoward Definition


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untoward
adj
    1. Inconvenient; unfortunate.
    2. Adverse; unfavourable.
    3. Difficult to manage; unruly or intractable.
      Thesaurus: unyielding, obstinate, perverse, unpliable, refractory.
    4. Unseemly; improper.
Derivative: untowardly
adverb
    Derivative: untowardness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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