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untoward

  (ŭn-tôrd', -tōrd') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not favorable; unpropitious.
  2. Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident.
  3. Hard to guide or control; unruly.
  4. Improper; unseemly.
  5. Archaic. Awkward.
untowardly un·to·ward'ly adv.
untowardness un·to·ward'ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: untoward

adjective

  1. Tending to discourage, retard, or make more difficult: adverse, disadvantageous, negative, unadvantageous, unfavorable, unsatisfactory. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky. See luck/misfortune/chance.
  3. Not submitting to discipline or control: disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, wild. Idioms: out of line. See control/uncontrol, order/disorder, peace/conflict, resist/yield.
  4. Not in keeping with conventional mores: immodest, improper, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, naughty, unbecoming, unbefitting, unseemly. Idioms: out of line. See usual/unusual.

 
Antonyms: untoward

adj

Definition: improper; not suitable
Antonyms: acceptable, proper, suitable

adj

Definition: troublesome
Antonyms: auspicious, happy, lucky


 
Word Tutor: untoward
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Inappropriate. Also: Not favorable.

pronunciation During the question and answer segment of the program, an untoward remark was made regarding the speech.

 
Translations: Translations for: Untoward

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uheldig, ubelejlig, egensindig, genstridig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onaangenaam, ongunstig, ongemakkelijk, eigenzinnig, ongepast, verdorven

Français (French)
adj. - fâcheux, inconvenant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unglücklich, ungehörig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (για σκέψεις) δυσμενής, δυσάρεστος, ανάποδος, αντίξοος

Italiano (Italian)
sfavorevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - refratário, incoveniente, desagradável

Русский (Russian)
неблагоприятный, несчастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adverso, insumiso, desafortunado, funesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycklig, ogynnsam, störande, pinsam, olämplig, otillbörlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
麻烦的, 不幸的, 困难的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 麻煩的, 不幸的, 困難的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적당치 않은, 곤란한, 귀찮은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 運の悪い, 厄介な, 不適当な, ひねくれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤسف, معاكس, مشؤوم, غير مؤات, غير لائق, عنيد, منحوس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא-נוח, ביש-מזל, לא יאה, לא-נעים, עקשני, סוטה, מרדן‬


 
 

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