untowardness
adjective
1.
unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
2.
improper: untoward social behavior.
3.
Archaic. froward; perverse.
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untoward (ˌʌntəˈwɔːd, ʌnˈtəʊəd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| unto'wardly | |
| —adv | |
| unto'wardness | |
| —n | |
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| untoward (ˌʌntəˈwɔːd, ʌnˈtəʊəd) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| unto'wardly | |
| —adv | |
| unto'wardness | |
| —n | |
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