untoward
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
- "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
- contrary to your interests or welfare
- "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
Adj
- Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
- Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
- Unseemly, improper.
Origin / Etymology
From un- + toward (“to + -ward”).
Synonyms
adverse, difficult, disadvantageous, fractious, immodest, improper, inauspicious, inconvenient, indecent, indecorous, stubborn, troublesome, unbecoming, uncomely, uncontrollable, unfavorable, unfortunate, unruly, unseemly
Scrabble Score: 12
untoward is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worduntoward is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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