untoward

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un·to·ward -  Pronunciation[uhn-tawrd, -tohrd]

adjective

1. unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
2. improper: untoward social behavior.
3. Archaic. froward; perverse.

[Origin: 1520–30; un-1 + toward]—Related
forms
    un·to·ward·ly, adverb
    un·to·ward·ness, noun

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