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untoward

[ uhn-tawrd, -tohrd ]

adjective

  1. unfavorable or unfortunate:

    Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.

  2. improper:

    untoward social behavior.

  3. Archaic. froward; perverse.


untoward

/ 藢蕦nt蓹藞w蓴藧d; 蕦n藞t蓹蕣蓹d /

adjective

  1. characterized by misfortune, disaster, or annoyance
  2. not auspicious; adverse; unfavourable
  3. unseemly or improper
  4. out of the ordinary; out of the way
  5. archaic.
    refractory; perverse
  6. obsolete.
    awkward, ungainly, or uncouth
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢耻苍迟辞藞飞补谤诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藢耻苍迟辞藞飞补谤诲濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻苍路迟辞路飞补谤诲顎僱测 adverb
  • 耻苍路迟辞路飞补谤诲顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of untoward1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; un- 1 + toward
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Example Sentences

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Lloyds said there was "nothing deceitful or untoward in the introduction" of PwC and that the consultants it worked with had a "proven track record of saving and developing businesses."

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At the very least, Democrats and Republicans agree that wafting cigarette smoke in someone鈥檚 face and capturing their reaction on video 鈥 without first asking 鈥 is untoward.

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Nothing seemed untoward when the pair went into Forest Park, and the mother said she passed a couple and some other joggers as they headed towards a skate-park area.

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He told a Commons adjournment debate: "There was no hard evidence against Letby, nobody saw her do anything untoward."

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In a statement, the World Conker Championships said nothing "untoward" was seen by judges or umpires.

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